The Wild Swans

The Wild Swans

86 mins | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | Dec. 18, 1987

Once upon a time, a King had eleven sons and one daughter. When his wife, the Queen, died, the King remarried. The new wife and the children's stepmother looks beautiful on the outside, but actually she's an evil witch. She sends the young princess Eliise to live in the village as an ordinary peasant girl and turns all the princes into wild swans. The princes are stuck being swans all day long and only at night can they regain their true form. When Eliise is 15 years old, she learns about the fate of her brothers and now she must overcome the obstacles put in her way by her stepmother in order to release her brothers from the spell.

The Wild Swans

86 mins | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | Dec. 18, 1987

The Wild Swans
Once upon a time, a King had eleven sons and one daughter. When his wife, the Queen, died, the King remarried. The new wife and the children's stepmother looks beautiful on the outside, but actually she's an evil witch. She sends the young princess Eliise to live in the village as an ordinary peasant girl and turns all the princes into wild swans. The princes are stuck being swans all day long and only at night can they regain their true form. When Eliise is 15 years old, she learns about the fate of her brothers and now she must overcome the obstacles put in her way by her stepmother in order to release her brothers from the spell.
Producers Tallinnfilm
Original title Metsluiged
Directors Helle Karis-Murdmaa
Writers Juhan Viiding, Helle Karis-Murdmaa, Savva Kulish, Hans Christian Andersen

Cast

Katri Horma

as Elise

Juris Žagars

as Young King

Andrejs Žagars

as Archbishop

Ines Aru

as Good Mother

Gunnar Kilgas

as King, Elise's Father

Liina Orlova

as Evil Queen

Helend Peep

as Old Man

Arvo Kruusement

as Chamber Master

Kaspar Jancis

as Elise's Brother

Levi-Danel Mägila

as Elise's Brother

Peter Murdmaa

as Elise's Brother

Jürmo Eespere

as Elise's Brother

Kristjan Kõver

as Elise's Brother

Kristjan Kruusement

as Elise's Brother

Tanel Urb

as Elise's Brother

Hardi Kompa

as Elise's Brother

Verner Mättas

as Elise's Brother

Indrek Oolu

as Elise's Brother

Luule Komissarov

as Witch

Leida Rammo

as Witch

Milvi Jürgenson

as Witch

Eili Sild

as Witch

Marje Metsur

as Witch

Ene Järvis

as Witch

Ellu Puudist

as Witch

Maarja Ird-Palm

as Witch

Malle Pärn

as Nun