Ilya Muromets (1956)
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The original Russian title of The Sword and the Dragon was Ilya Muromets. Boris Andreyev plays the title character, a legendary Russian hero of the Middle Ages. Fact and fantasy meld copacetically as Muromets does battle not only with human adversaries but with three-headed, fire-breathing dragons and other such obstacles. Special effects in Soviet films of the 1950s generally seem to be of the "Howdy Doody" school; not so the effects in Sword and the Dragon, which retain their razzle and dazzle even after 40 years' worth of Kubrick, Lucas, Spielberg and the like. Sword and the Dragon was released in the U.S. in 1960, shorn of several minutes' running time. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Boris Andreyev, Andrei Abrikosov, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alexander Ptushko
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Ilya Muromets
The original Russian title of The Sword and the Dragon was Ilya Muromets. Boris Andreyev plays the title character, a legendary Russian hero of the Middle Ages. Fact and fantasy meld copacetically as Muromets does battle not only with human adversaries but with three-headed, fire-breathing dragons and other such obstacles. Special effects in Soviet films of the 1950s generally seem to be of the "Howdy Doody" school; not so the effects in Sword and the Dragon, which retain their razzle and dazzle even after 40 years' worth of Kubrick, Lucas, Spielberg and the like. Sword and the Dragon was released in the U.S. in 1960, shorn of several minutes' running time. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 94 mins
Complete Cast of Ilya Muromets
- Andrei Abrikosov - Prince Vladimir
- Ninel Myshkova - Vasilisa
- Sergei Martinson
- Sergei Stolyarov
- Shukur Burkhanov - Kalin-Tsar
- Director(s):
- Alexander Ptushko
- Writer(s):
- V. Kotochnev
- Producer(s):
- Alexander Ptushko
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- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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