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Cain XVIII

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Wikipedia article




'Cain XVIII' is a 1963 film from the Soviet Union, adapted from Evgeny Shvarts' play, 'Two friends'. The Soviet film industry reported that 21.7 million spectators saw the film.

Plot



A famous inventor ("The Professor") creates an extra-powerful weapon—an explosive mosquito. King Cain XVIII dreams of conquering the world and marrying the princess, but she is also loved by Yan, a vagrant musician. Yan's love leads him to surmount many obstacles and simultaneously thwart the insidious plans of the king.

Cast



* Erast Garin as King Cain XVIII

* Lidiya Sukharevskaya as Queen Vlasta

* Mikhail Zharov as Minister of War

* Yuri Lyubimov as First Minister

* Alexander Demyanenko as Ian

* Stanislav Khitrov as Jean

* Rina Zelyonaya as Foreign Governess

* Alexandr Beniaminov as Professor

* Bruno Freindlich as Chief of Secret Police

* Georgi Vitsin as Freelance Hangman

* Boris Chirkov as Lavatory Worker

* Igor Dmitriev as General

* Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova as First Dame

* Marina Polbentseva as Professor's Wife

* Nikolay Trofimov as Agent 214

* Anatoly Korolkevich as Agent with a carnation


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