The Snow Queen

About The Snow Queen

The film tells a story about the extraordinary journey of the modest little girl Gerda. She is looking for her friend Kai, who was kidnapped and taken to her kingdom by the powerful evil Snow Queen.

The Snow Queen (1967) is a fantasy film directed by Gennadi Kazansky. Its themes are winter, fairy tale, soviet union, and foreign language adaptation.

Elena Proklova stars as Gerda, Vyacheslav Tsyupa as Kai, Yevgeniya Melnikova as Grandmother, and Natalya Klimova as Snow Queen. Released in November 1967, it runs 85 minutes.

The screenplay is by Yevgeni Shvarts. The film began as a stage production.

Shrek, Beauty and the Beast, and Maleficent make useful companions to The Snow Queen, all filed under magic.