The Donkey's Hide

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

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