---
title: 'The Little Mermaid (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Karel Kachyňa'
released: '1976-11-12'
runtime_minutes: 84
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Czechoslovakia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-little-mermaid-1976-2'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074846/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Little Mermaid (1976)

1976 · 84 min · Drama · Czechoslovakia

Original title: Malá mořská víla

## Synopsis

The Little Mermaid is a 1976 Czechoslovak fantasy film directed by Karel Kachyňa based on the 1837 fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen. The film won the Main Prize at 1977 Gijón International Film Festival. The plot follows Andersen's story faithfully, with the primary difference being that mermaids are not portrayed with fish tails instead of legs, but as sea nymphs who appear to have strong disdain for humanity.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Karel Kachyňa](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-kachyna)
- **Screenplay:** [Karel Kachyňa](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-kachyna), [Ota Hofman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ota-hofman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Zdeněk Liška](https://cinepixo.com/people/zdenek-liska)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jaroslav Kučera](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaroslav-kucera)
- **Editor:** [Miroslav Hájek](https://cinepixo.com/people/miroslav-hajek)

## Cast

- [Klára Frydrychová](https://cinepixo.com/people/klara-frydrychova)
- [Eva Chaloupková](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-chaloupkova)
- [Pavel Robin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pavel-robin)
- [Marta Richterová](https://cinepixo.com/people/marta-richterova)
- [Milena Steinmasslová](https://cinepixo.com/people/milena-steinmasslova)
- [Peter Bamidele Jzirein](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-bamidele-jzirein)
- [Petr Svojtka](https://cinepixo.com/people/petr-svojtka) as Prince
- [Libuše Šafránková](https://cinepixo.com/people/libuse-safrankova)
- [Milan Pěkný](https://cinepixo.com/people/milan-pekny)
- [Pavel Jiras](https://cinepixo.com/people/pavel-jiras)
- [Šizuka Išikava](https://cinepixo.com/people/sizuka-isikava)
- [Jan Pohan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-pohan)
- [Hana Talpová](https://cinepixo.com/people/hana-talpova)
- [Petr Skarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/petr-skarke)
- [Jiří Ornest](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-ornest)

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