Wish upon a Pike
| Wish upon a Pike | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Aleksandr Rou |
| Written by | Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya |
| Starring |
Pyotr Savin Georgy Millyar Maria Kravchunovskaya |
| Music by | Vladimir Kochetov |
| Cinematography | Ivan Gorchilin |
Production company |
Soyuzdetfilm |
Release dates | 1938 |
Running time | 56 min |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Wish upon a Pike (Russian: По щучьему веленью) is a 1938 fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Rou and filmed at Soyuzdetfilm.[1] It is adapted from a play by Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya, itself based on several tales from Slavic folklore.[2]
Plot
Yemelya the fool catches a magical pike that grants him wishes in exchange for its life.
Cast
- Pyotr Savin - Yemelya
- Maria Kravchunovskaya - Yemelya's mother
- Georgy Millyar - Tsar Gorokh
- S. Terenteva - Princess Nesmeyana
- Lev Potyomkin - General One-Two
- Ivan Moskvin - Deaf man
- Aleksandr Zhukov - Herald
- Andrei Fait - Mohammed Aga
- Tatyana Strukova - Nurse
- Lidiya Ryumina - Nurse
References
- ↑ "По щучьему веленью". Kinopoisk.ru. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ↑ "По щучьему веленью. Русская народная сказка". Kostyor.ru. Retrieved 2013-09-03.