Dobrinya and the Dragon
| Dobrynya Nikitich and Dragon Gorynych | |
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 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Ilya Maksimov |
| Written by | Aleksandr Boyarskiy Ilya Maksimov Maksim Sveshnikov |
| Produced by | Aleksandr Boyarskiy Sergey Selyanov |
| Starring | Yekaterina Gorohovskaya Sergey Makovetskiy Valeriy Solovyov Yuri Tarasov Andrey Tolubeyev |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Dobrynya Nikitich and Dragon Gorynych (Russian: Добрыня Никитич и Змей Горыныч, Dobrynya Nikitich i Zmey Gorynych) is a Russian traditionally animated feature film directed by Ilya Maksimov, made by Melnitsa Animation Studio. It opened in Russia on March 15, 2006. It is the second film in Melnitsa's "The Three Bogatyrs" series (the first was Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Zmey).
The film opened at #2 in the box office in Russia and the CIS, and grossed around $3,500,000.[1]
Plot
The plot is based on the mythology surrounding the title characters: Dobrynya Nikitich and Zmey Gorynych. The film contains many elements of parody and jokes about The Matrix, Star Wars, The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed, Seventeen Moments of Spring and other famous movies.
Prince Vladimir's niece, Zabava, is kidnapped. Dobrynya Nikitich and his young apprentice, Yelisey, go to find her, discovering betrayal and treachery where least expected.
See also
External links
- Dobrinya and the Dragon at IMDb
- Dobrinya and the Dragon at AllMovie
- Dobrynya Nikitich and Dragon Gorynych at the Animator.ru
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