Wish Upon a Pike

Name: Wish Upon a Pike
Director: Aleksandr Rou
Genre: Fantasy, Family
Released: 1938-06-06
Duration: 57 min
Cast: Pyotr Savin, Georgi Millyar, Vladimir Lepko, Andrey Fayt, Ye. Terentyeva

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1938 · 57 min · Fantasy · Family · TMDB 4.9/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Aleksandr Rou

Cast

Pyotr Savin — Yemelya
Georgi Millyar — Tsar Gorokh
Vladimir Lepko — Cook
Andrey Fayt — Mukhamed-aga
Ye. Terentyeva — Tsarevna Nesmeyana