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.
Director
Writer
Pyotr Savin
Yemelya
Georgi Millyar
Tsar Gorokh
Vladimir Lepko
Cook
Andrey Fayt
Mukhamed-aga
Lev Potyomkin
General (as L. Potyomkin)
Aleksandr Zhukov
Herald
Tatyana Strukova
Nurse (as T. Strukova)
Lidiya Ryumina
Nurse
Mariya Kravchunovskaya
Mama Emeli
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Original NameПо щучьему веленью (Wish upon a Pike)
StatusReleased: 86 years agoJune 6, 1938
LanguagePусский
Spoken LanguagesPусский
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