The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
A boy named Volka discovers an ancient vessel on the bottom of a river. When he opens it, a genie emerges from there. He calls himself Hassan Abdurrahman ibn Khottab, or in Russian style Khottabych. Grateful Khottabych is ready to fulfill any of Volka's wishes. But it appears that Volka should use the powers of the genie carefully, for they can have undesirable results.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
60 audience votes
Key crew
- Gennadi KazanskyDirector
- Lazar LaginWriter
- Nadezhda SimonyanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nikolai Volkov St.Хоттабыч
- Aleksei LitvinovВолька (Володя Костыльков)
- Gennadi KhudyakovЖенька Богорад
- Lev KovalchukГога
- Olga CherkasovaВарвара Степановна
- Maya Blinovaмать Вольки
- Efim KopelyanДжафар али Мухаммедов
- Aleksandr Larikovдоктор
- Anatoly Korolkevichадминистратор цирка
- Valentina RomanovaГлафира Кузьминична
- Yevgeni Vesnikпостовой милиционер
- Ayzik Galinпрофорг цирка
Stills
Themes
fairy tale