Sadko (1953)
Based on an opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, which was based on a Russian epic tale of the same name. In the old Russian city of Novgorod, the merchants are feasting in a gorgeous palace and Sadko is bragging that he can bring to their land a sweet-voiced bird of happiness. They laugh at him, but he is offered help by the Ocean King's daughter, who is mesmerized by Sadko's singing and is in love with him. The hero is destined to visit many lands in his search of the bird.
Director: Aleksandr Ptushko
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Sergey Stolyarov as Sadko |
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Alla Larionova as Lyubava |
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Ninel Myshkova as Princess of Lake Ilmen |
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Boris Surovtsev as Hadabad, the boy |
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Mikhail Troyanovsky as Trifon |
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Nadir Malishevsky as Vyashta the Giant |
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Ivan Pereverzev as Timofey Larionovich |
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Nikolay Kryuchkov as Omelyan Danilovich |
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Yuri Leonidov as Kuzma Larionovich |
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Lev Fenin as Varangian Leader |
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Mikhail Astangov as Maharaja |
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Lidiya Vertinskaya as The Phoenix |
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Stepan Kayukov as Neptune |
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Sergei Martinson as The Monk |
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Olga Viklandt as Neptuna |
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Vasiliy Boltygaev as |
| Directing | Aleksandr Ptushko | Director |
| Writing | Konstantin Isayev | Writer |
| Camera | Fyodor Provorov | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olga Kruchinina | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Sergey Mukhin | VFX Artist |
| Sound | Viktor Zorin | Sound Director |
| Art | Yevgeni Svidetelev | Production Design |
| Art | Yevgeniy Kumankov | Production Design |
| Sound | Vissarion Shebalin | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Sergei Koren | Choreographer |
| Camera | Konstantin Petrichenko | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Grigoriy Gamburg | Conductor |
| Production | Maks Gershengorin | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | Music |
| Sound | Vissarion Shebalin | Music Editor |