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Wish upon a Pike
Wish upon a Pike
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Wish upon a Pike

Original Title: По щучьему веленью

1938
57m
Fantasy
Family

Status

Released

Release

1938

Runtime

57m

Storyline

Adapted from four different Russian folk-tales, this early Soviet fantasy film tells the story of Emelya the Fool, who, fishing one day, catches a talking pike who pleads for his life and in return grants Emelya wishes for a life spared.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
57m
Jun 6, 1938
Languages
Russian
Director
Aleksandr Rou
Aleksandr Rou
Production
Soyuzdetfilm
Soyuzdetfilm
Production Countries
Soviet Union

Top Cast

10 Cast Members

Pyotr Savin

Pyotr Savin

Yemelya

Georgi Millyar

Georgi Millyar

Tsar Gorokh

Vladimir Lepko

Vladimir Lepko

Cook

Andrey Fayt

Andrey Fayt

Mukhamed-aga

Ye. Terentyeva

Ye. Terentyeva

Tsarevna Nesmeyana

Lev Potyomkin

Lev Potyomkin

General (as L. Potyomkin)

Aleksandr Zhukov

Herald

Tatyana Strukova

Tatyana Strukova

Nurse (as T. Strukova)

Lidiya Ryumina

Nurse

Mariya Kravchunovskaya

Mama Emeli

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