The read
It runs a compact 1h 3m.
Synopsis
The evil wizard Black Whirlwind steals the herd of a shepherd boy named Andriesh along with his faithful dog Lupar. Andriesh sets off to rescue them. On the way, he receives a magical flute as a gift, which helps him find his way to the wizard's castle — and comes to the aid of Black Whirlwind's numerous victims, who have long suffered from the tyrant's misdeeds. Based on a Moldovan fairy tale by Emilian Bukov.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
20 audience votes
Key crew
- Sergei ParajanovDirector
- Yakov BazelyanDirector
- Yemelian BukovScreenplay
- G. TirceuOriginal Music Composer
- Ihor ShamoOriginal Music Composer
- S. LyalinScreenplay
- Grigoriy KoltunovScreenplay
Cast
- Giuli ChokhonelidzeCast
- Konstantin Russu(as Kostya Russu)
- Nodar Shashigoglu(as Nodar Shashik-ogly)
- K. StirbuCast
- Eugeniu UrecheCast
- Domnika DariyenkoCast
- Trifan GruzinCast
- Lyudmila SokolovaCast
- Robert KlyavinCast
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookfairy talefolklore