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Kashchey the Immortal (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Kashchey the Immortal' is a 1945 black and white Soviet fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Rou and produced at Soyuzdetfilm Studios. The story and characters are drawn from Slavic folklore, particularly, evil wizard Kashchey, who is the main antagonist in the movie.[http://www.megabook.ru/Article.asp?AID=579142 megabook.ru]
Allegory
Filmed during the Second World War and premiered on Victory Day, it may be interpreted as an allegory of the German invasion of the Soviet Union.[http://russiancinema.ru/template.php?dept_id=3&e_dept_id=2&e_movie_id=2729 russiancinema.ru] "Like a bolt from the blue came Kashchey to Rus, destroyed our houses and livelihood, killed men and kidnapped women by the thousands." But in the end, after many hardships, the Russian people manage to drive the invader out of their homeland.[http://www.svr.tv-on-line.eu/Detskie/kashei.html svr.tv-on-line.eu]
Cast
* Sergei Stolyarov as 'Nikita Kozhemyaka'
* Alexander Shirshov as 'Bulat Balagur'
* Galina Grigorieva as 'Maria Morevna'
* Georgy Millyar as 'Kashchey the Immortal / magician'
* Ivan Ryzhov as 'naughty boy'
* Sergei Troitsky as 'sultan'
* Leonid Krovitsky as 'judge'
* Sergey Filippov as 'executioner'
* Peter Galadzhev as 'guard'
* Ivan Bobrov as 'guard'
* Emmanuil Geller as 'guard'
References
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