- Country: Soviet Union
- Genres: Family, Fantasy
- Release: 1969-08-20
- Director: Nadezhda Kosheverova
- Writers: Hans Christian Andersen , Yuli Dunsky , Valeri Frid
- Language: Russian
- Stars: Oleg Dal , Oleg Dal , Marina Neyolova , Marina Neyolova , Vladimir Etush , Vladimir Etush , Georgiy Vitsin , Vera Titova , Viktor Perevalov , Viktor Perevalov , Igor Dmitriev , Georgiy Shtil , Boris Leskin , Anatoly Korolkevich
- Runtime: 90 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Soldaten og fyrtøyet (Norway) , Principessa per una notte (Italy) , Старая, старая сказка , A Very Old Story , Un vieux, très vieux conte (France, French Republic) , A Very Old Story (United States of America) , Стара, стара казка (Ukraine) , A csodatévő tűzszerszám (Hungary) , Tulukset (Finland) , Staraya, staraya skazka , Старая, старая сказка (Russian Federation) , An Old Old Tale (Canada) , Ein uraltes Märchen (Germany) , Ein uraltes Märchen
- Plot: The dolls put on a performance based on Andersen's fairy tales for their master. Musical tragicomedy.
- IMDB:tt0166367
Staraya, staraya skazka Cast · · · ALL
Nadezhda Kosheverova
Director
Oleg Dal
Soldier / Puppet master
Marina Neyolova
Princess / innkeeper's daughter
Vladimir Etush
King / Innkeeper
Georgiy Vitsin
good wizard
Vera Titova
witch / davil's grandmother
Viktor Perevalov
Prince-chimney sweep
Georgiy Shtil
Eastern Prince
Anatoly Korolkevich
doorman
Georgiy Georgiu
"thick"
Lev Lemke
"thin"
Boris Leskin
Anatoli Abramov
contender for groom