The Tale of the Lackey Nikishka (1969)
A ballet film based on a folk legend about a lackey who tried to fly with homemade wings.
Director: Viktor Okuntsov
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Mikhail Baryshnikov as Nikishka |
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Elena Evteyeva as Lada |
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Alla Osipenko as Dream Bird |
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John Markovsky as Groznyy |
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Vasily Ostrovsky as boyar |
| Directing | Viktor Okuntsov | Director |
| Writing | Kirill Laskari | Writer |
| Camera | Dmitri Meskhiyev | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Marat Kamilov | Music |
| Art | Larisa Lukonina | Production Design |