Shadow (1971)
ComedyFantasyDramaRomanceFamily
The good-natured scholar Christian-Theodore arrives in a small country where miracles occur. He falls in love with the beautiful Princess, whose marriage is a matter of national importance, because her husband will become the new king. But unlike many “suitors”, selfish thoughts are alien to Christian-Theodore. He is sincerely fascinated by her beauty and releases his Shadow, hoping to get a faithful helper in his quest to marry the Princess. But the Shadow is the embodiment of egoism, greed and meanness. Quickly betraying the scholar, he marries the Princess himself and takes the royal throne.
Director: Nadezhda Kosheverova
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Oleg Dal as Scientist / his Shadow |
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Anastasiya Vertinskaya as Princess |
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Marina Neyolova as Annunziata |
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Lyudmila Gurchenko as Yuliya Julie |
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Vladimir Etush as Pietro |
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Andrey Mironov as Caesar Borgia |
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Sergei Filippov as First minister |
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Zinoviy Gerdt as Finance minister |
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Georgiy Vitsin as Doctor |
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Anatoli Abramov as Councilor |
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Konstantin Adashevsky as Oldest footman |
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Lyudmila Volynskaya as Tradeswoman |
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Kirill Gun as Courtier |
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Boris Izotov as Courtier |
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Anatoly Korolkevich as Courtier |
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Oskar Lind as Courtier |
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Oleg Khromenkov as Warder |
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Zhanna Sukhopolskaya as Nurse |
| Directing | Nadezhda Kosheverova | Director |
| Writing | Yuli Dunsky | Writer |
| Writing | Hans Christian Andersen | Story |
| Writing | Valeri Frid | Writer |
| Camera | Konstantin Ryzhov | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lyudmila Stambirskaya | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natalya Vasilyeva | Costume Design |
| Sound | Andrey Eshpay | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vasili Goryunov | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Yevgeni Shvarts | Theatre Play |
| Editing | Valentina Mironova | Editor |
| Art | Vladimir Kostin | Production Design |
| Art | Valeri Dorrer | Production Design |
| Sound | Boris Khutoryansky | Sound Director |
| Directing | Lev Makhtin | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Aleksandr Bessmertniy | Script Editor |
| Camera | Genadi Nesterenko | Camera Operator |
| Camera | A. Syagin | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | V. Gusev | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Mikhail Suzdalov | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Valeria Volynskaya | Assistant Production Design |
| Directing | Ernest Yasan | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | L. Berger | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | E. Sukhorukova | First Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Georgiy Senotov | VFX Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Aleksandr Zavyalov | VFX Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | E. Vladimirov | VFX Artist |
| Production | Igor Lebed | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Kirill Laskari | Choreographer |