Propp, looked at the components of Russian Fairytales and found 8 broad character types that were reoccurent in all the stories he analysed:
The villain;
The donor (gives the hero some magical object);
The (magical) helper who helps the hero in the quest;
The princess (person the hero marries OR a dream or desire which is sought after in the same way);
Her father;
The dispatcher (who sends the hero off);
The hero/victim;
The false hero or usurper.
However these character types can be critisited, partly because they are so broad.
Our film would certain contain at least 3 of these character types
EJ
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