A screen version of the fairy tale of the same name (1833) by Aleksandr Pushkin.
In the original the poisoned apple brings to the princess Chernavka on the orders of the tsarina. In the film, the tsarina herself does this, dressed as a nun.
At the end of the film, the princess wakes up from the kiss of Elisey, while in the original he smashes her coffin.
In the 1980s, the animated film was released on videotapes in the collection "Video Program Goskino USSR".