The Donkey's Hide

The Donkey's Hide (Russian: Ослиная шкура) is a 1982 Soviet fantasy film based on Charles Perrault's Donkeyskin.^[1][2] Participant of the KinderFilmFest program at the 1985 Berlin International Film Festival.^[3]

The Donkey's Hide
Directed by	Nadezhda Kosheverova
Screenplay by	Mikhail Volpin
Story by	Charles Perrault
Starring	Vladimir Etush Svetlana Nemolyaeva Vera Novikova Aleksandr Galibin
Cinematography	Eduard Rozovsky
Music by	Moisey Vaynberg
Distributed by	Lenfilm
Release date	1982 (1982)
Running time	85 min
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Plot

A bunch of paintings come to life and one of them proceeds to tell the story. A princess ran away from her courtly life, disguising herself in the skin of a donkey that excreted gold coins. When a prince sees her dressed like a princess, he tries to find out who she is.

Cast

• Vladimir Etush: King Gaston IX
• Svetlana Nemolyaeva: Queen Gorgette
• Vera Novikova: Princess Theresa
• Aleksandr Galibin: Prince Jacques
• Zinoviy Gerdt: Poet Laureate to King Gaston IX
• Tatyana Pelttser: Wicked Fairy
• Valentina Panina: Good Fairy
• Nikolai Karachentsov: Robber Burabo
• Lyudmila Makarova: Madame Burabo
• Sergei Parshin: Redhead
• Boris Arakelov: Gendarme
• Aleksandr Domashov: Dandy
• Sergey Filippov: Courtier
• Sergei Ivanov: Courtier
• Mariya Barabanova: Blind Old Woman