Movie: The Ugly Duckling

Top 4 Billed Cast

Nikolay Litvinov
Николай Литвинов

The Narrator (voice)

Georgiy Vitsin
Георгий Вицин

Turkeycock / Rooster / Goose / Cat (voice)

Yuliya Yulskaya
Юлия Юльская

The Ugly Duckling (voice)

Georgi Millyar
Георгий Милляр

Turkey (voice)

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    Soviet cartoon adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.

  • Release Date

    1956-06-04

  • Average

    6.9

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    Pусский
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