| Dobrynya Nikitich and Zmey Gorynych | |
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| Directed by | Ilya Maksimov |
| Produced by | Aleksandr Boyarskiy Sergey Selyanov |
| Written by | Aleksandr Boyarskiy Ilya Maksimov Maksim Sveshnikov |
| Starring | Yekaterina Gorohovskaya Sergey Makovetskiy Valeriy Solovyov Yuri Tarasov Andrey Tolubeyev |
| Release date(s) | March 15, 2006 |
| Running time | 65 min. |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Dobrynya Nikitich and Zmey Gorynych (Russian: Добрыня Никитич и Змей Горыныч, Dobrynya Nikitich i Zmey Gorynych) is a Russian traditionally-animated feature film directed by Ilya Maksimov, made by Melnitsa Animation Studio. It opened in Russia on March 15, 2006. It is the second film in Melnitsa's "3 bogatyrs" trilogy (the first was Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Zmey).
The film opened at #2 in the box office in Russia and the CIS, and grossed around $3,500,000.[1]
The plot is based on the mythology surrounding the title characters: Dobrynya Nikitich and Zmey Gorynych. The film contains many elements of parody and jokes about The Matrix, Star Wars, The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed, Morozko, The Flying Ship and other famous movies.
Prince Vladimir's niece, Zabava, is kidnapped. Dobrynya Nikitich and his young apprentice, Yelisey, go to find her, discovering betrayal and treachery where least expected.