Ruslan and Ludmila (Russian: «Руслан и Людмила») is a 1972 film directed by Aleksandr Ptushko. It is based on the 1820 poem of the same name written by Alexander Pushkin.
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Directed by | Aleksandr Ptushko |
Written by | Aleksandr Ptushko Samuil Bolotin (poetic dialogs) Alexander Pushkin (original poem) |
Produced by | Arkady Ashkinazi |
Starring | Valeri Kozinets Natalya Petrova Andrei Abrikosov Vladimir Fyodorov Vyacheslav Nevinny |
Cinematography | Igor Geleyn Valentin Zakharov |
Music by | Tikhon Khrennikov |
Distributed by | Mosfilm |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
It is the last of the many fairytale films Ptushko directed, and, according to film critics, the most successful. Ptushko died a year after this film was released.
Plot
editThe hero of the movie is the bogatyr Ruslan who sets off in search of his kidnapped bride, Ludmila. To rescue his beloved, he will have to overcome many obstacles, and battle the sorcerers Chernomor and Naina.
Cast
edit- Valeri Kozinets as Ruslan (voiced by Feliks Yavorsky)
- Natalya Petrova as Lyudmila (voiced by Nina Gulyaeva)
- Vladimir Fyodorov as Chernomor the Wizard (voiced by Valery Nosik)
- Maria Kapnist as Naina the Witch (as Maria Kapnist-Serko)
- Andrei Abrikosov as Vladimir
- Igor Yasulovich as Finn
- Vyacheslav Nevinny as Farlaf
- Oleg Mokshantsev as Rogdai
- Ruslan Akhmetov as Ratmir
- Sergey Martinson as Ambassador
- Eve Kivi as fisherwoman
- Valery Nosik as messenger
Awards
editThe edition on video
editIn 1990 in the USSR the movie is released on VHS by the film association "Krupnyy Plan".
External links
edit- Ruslan and Ludmila at IMDb
- Ruslan and Ludmila at AllMovie
- Ruslan And Ludmila at Cinema Strikes Back