Kashchey the Immortal (film)
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| Directed by | Aleksandr Rou |
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| Cinematography | Mikhail Kirillov |
| Music by | Sergei Pototsky |
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Running time | 63 min |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Kashchey the Immortal (Russian: Кащей Бессмертный, romanized: Kashchey bessmertnyy) is a 1945 black and white Soviet fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Rou and produced at Soyuzdetfilm Studios. The story and characters are drawn from Slavic folklore, particularly, evil wizard Kashchey, who is the main antagonist in the film.[1]
Allegory
[edit]Filmed during the Second World War and premiered on Victory Day, it was designed as a propagandist allegory of the German invasion of the Soviet Union.[2] The film tells the story about the evil wizard named Kashchey who came to Rus, destroyed their houses, killed men and kidnapped women,[3] but in the end, after many hardships, the Russian people manage to drive the invader out of their homeland.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Sergei Stolyarov as Nikita Kozhemyaka
- Alexander Shirshov as Bulat Balagur
- Galina Grigorieva as Maria Morevna
- Georgy Millyar as Kashchey the Immortal / magician
- Ivan Ryzhov as naughty boy
- Sergei Troitsky as sultan
- Leonid Krovitsky as judge
- Sergey Filippov as executioner
- Peter Galadzhev as guard
- Ivan Bobrov as guard
- Emmanuil Geller as guard
References
[edit]- ^ megabook.ru
- ^ Allison, Deborah (3 May 2000). "Great Directors: Aleksandr Rou". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Shpolberg, Masha (2016). "Baba Yaga sur l'écran soviétique". Revue Sciences/Lettres (4). doi:10.4000/rsl.1007.
- ^ svr.tv-on-line.eu[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- Kashchey the Immortal at IMDb
- Kashchey the Immortal on YouTube (English subtitles)
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