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Director:
Lev Atamanov
Writers:
Hans Christian Andersen (story)
Lev Atamanov
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Release Date:
20 November 1959 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Animation | Fantasy | Family | Drama See more »
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Vladimir Gribkov ... Ole Lukoje (voice)
Yanina Zhejmo ... Gerda (voice)
Anna Komolova ... Kay (voice)
Mariya Babanova ... The Snow Queen (voice)
Sergei Martinson ... Karraks (voice)
Galina Kozhakina ... The Robber Girl (voice)

Art Linkletter ... English prologue
Billy Booth ... English prologue
Rickey Busch ... English prologue
Jennie Lynn ... English prologue
Tammy Marihugh ... English prologue
Paul Frees ... Ol Dreamy / the Raven (voice: English version)

Sandra Dee ... Gerda (voice: English version)

Tommy Kirk ... Kay (voice: English version)
Lillian Buyeff ... Granny (voice: English version)
Louise Arthur ... The Snow Queen (voice: English version)

June Foray ... Court Raven (voice: English version)
Dick Beals ... The Prince (voice: English version)
Joyce Terry ... The Princess (voice: English version)

Patty McCormack ... Angel, the Robber Girl (voice: English version)
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Directed by
Lev Atamanov 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Hans Christian Andersen  story
Lev Atamanov 
Nikolay Erdman 
Bob Fisher 
Georgiy Grebner 
Alan Lipscott 
Mikhail Svetlov  lyrics
Nikolai Zabolotsky  verses

Produced by
Lev Atamanov .... producer
 
Original Music by
Frank Skinner 
 
Cinematography by
Mikhail Druyan 
 
Film Editing by
Hugo Grimaldi 
 
Art Direction by
Leonid Shvartsman 
Aleksandr Vinokurov 
 
Sound Department
Nikolai Prilutsky .... sound
 
Music Department
Joseph Gershenson .... music supervisor
 
Other crew
Phil Patton .... english version supervisor
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Снежная королева" - Soviet Union (Russian title)
"The Snow Queen" - USA
"A jégkirálynő" - Hungary
"Die Schneekönigin" - West Germany
"Królewna sniegu" - Poland
"La regina della neve" - Italy
"La reina de la nieve" - Argentina
"La reine des neiges" - France
"Lumikuningatar" - Finland
"Snödrottningen" - Sweden
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Runtime:
55 min | Argentina:70 min | Russia:63 min | USA:74 min
Country:
Soviet Union
Language:
Russian
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Unrated
Company:
All-Union Animated Cartoon Film StudiosSee more »

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Trivia:
When this movie was released in the U.S. it contained a tacked-on live-action prologue featuring TV personality Art Linkletter. He introduced the movie and recited a rhyme: "One snowflake, two / three snowflakes, four / now you'll see the Snow Queen / if you count a million more." When he finished the rhyme, the movie began.See more »
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6 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
The tale from my childhood:, 7 February 2007
Author: Galina from Virginia, USA

"Snezhnaya koroleva' (1957) aka "The Snow Queen" directed by Lev Atamanov is a beautiful animated movie of my childhood that I'd seen dozens times back in Moscow even before we had a color TV. It is creative, colorful, sometimes dramatic and intense, and always poetic and moving Russian adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale of voyages "The Snow Queen". Seeing it last night after such a long time together with my husband, we both agreed that this is one of the timeless classics. This story of the devoted heart of a little brave girl and the friendship and love which are above everything and are worth to fight for and to go to the end of the world, will never get old. Two best voices of Soviet stage and cinema participated in the narrating of "The Snow Queen", Maria Babanova - The Snow Queen and Yanina Zhejmo – Gerda. Zhejmo was absolutely charming as Cinderella in the Russian adaptation "Zolushka" (1947) which is also one of my all time favorites.

The film was released on DVD by the company "Films by Jove" with the original Russian soundtrack and English subtitles and is available from the company's site. Four more excellent films by Lev Atamanov are included on the DVD: "Golden Antelope", the Indian fairy tale and three short animations, "Bench", "Cyclist", and "Fence" adapted from the cartoons of Herluf Bidstrup, celebrated Danish artist, famous for his comics, humorous drawings, series of graphical anecdotes, and caricatures.

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