Based on the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen.
Film critic Pyotr Bagrov in his analysis of Soviet "Andersen" filmography puts the cartoon "Wild Swans" in a special place, separating its literary basis from other Andersen's fairy tales.
The animated film was shown in cinemas.
In 2003, it was released on DVD-ROMs in the 4th issue of the collection "Golden Collection of Favorite Cartoons".
In the 1980s, in the USSR, the cartoon was released by the Goskino USSR Video Program video company on each VHS video cassette with a tape length of 60 minutes.