The Man on the Golden Horse (1981)
A romantic story based on the Ural fairytales. The chiefs of two brotherly peoples living in the lands of the Southern Urals had a son - the rich man Altynduga and a daughter - the beautiful Ai. One day they met and fell in love with each other. Meanwhile, the ruler of the kingdom of evil, Katil-Badtsha, and the insidious sorceress Myasekai quarreled their peoples by cunning and deceit in order to rob and enslave them. So the lovers were separated.
Director: Vasily Zhuravlyov
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Fidan Gafarov as Altynduga |
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Irina Malysheva as Ai |
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Pyotr Glebov as Katil-Badtscha |
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Khamit Sjamsutdinov as Jangysak |
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Nina Agapova as Mjassekai |
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Ilshat Yumagulov as Kusser-Mursa |
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Chussain Kudashev as Kusmess-Bij |
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Pavel Vinnik as Chief Vizier |
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Khamid Yarullin as |
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Tansulpan Babicheva as |
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Aleksandr Kuritcyn as |
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Gaisa Khasanov as |
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Marsel Khudaigulov as |
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Oleg Khanov as |
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Gazim Garipov as |
| Camera | Nikolai Bolshakov | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Yury Yakushev | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Vasily Zhuravlyov | Director |
| Writing | Viktor Vitkovich | Writer |
| Art | R. Kashapov | Production Design |
| Art | Rais Nagayev | Production Design |
| Art | Said Menyalshchikov | Production Design |
| Sound | Rim Khasanov | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Aleksandr Dmokhovskiy | Lyricist |
| Sound | Sergei Skripka | Conductor |
| Sound | Rem Sobinov | Sound Director |
| Directing | Oleg Meschaninov | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Vladimir Polyanskiy | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Antonina Burmistrova | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | S. Barsukov | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alla Dokuchayeva | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | G. Imasheva | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Vanda Rylach | VFX Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Yuriy Chekmaryov | VFX Artist |
| Writing | F. Sultanov | Script Consultant |
| Writing | Nina Skuybina | Script Editor |
| Sound | Raisa Lukina | Music Editor |
| Production | Mikhail Volovik | Executive Producer |