The read
It runs a compact 57m.
Synopsis
Adapted from four different Russian folk-tales, this early Soviet fantasy film tells the story of Emelya the Fool, who, fishing one day, catches a talking pike who pleads for his life and in return grants Emelya wishes for a life spared.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Aleksandr RouDirector
- Oleg LeonidovWriter
- Vladimir KochetovOriginal Music Composer
- Yelizaveta TarakhovskayaWriter
Cast
- Pyotr SavinYemelya
- Georgi MillyarTsar Gorokh
- Vladimir LepkoCook
- Andrey FaytMukhamed-aga
- Ye. TerentyevaTsarevna Nesmeyana
- Lev PotyomkinGeneral
- Aleksandr ZhukovHerald
- Tatyana StrukovaNurse
- Lidiya RyuminaNurse
- Mariya KravchunovskayaMama Emeli