Sadko (1953)
79 min
In the old Russian city of Novgorod, the merchants are feasting in a gorgeous palace and Sadko is bragging that he can bring to their land a sweet-voiced bird of happiness. They laugh at him, but he is offered help by the Ocean King's daughter, who is mesmerized by Sadko's singing and is in love with him. The hero is destined to visit many lands in his search of the bird.
- Release date
- January 5, 1953
- Country of origin
- Russia
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Cast
- Sergey Stolyarov as Sadko
- Alla Larionova as Lyubava
- Mikhail Troyanovskiy as Trifon
- Nadir Malishevsky as Vyashta the Giant
- B. Surovtsev as Ivashka the boy
- Yuri Leonidov as Kuzma Larionovich
- Ivan Pereverzev as Timofey Larionovich
- Nikolay Kryuchkov as Omelyan Danilovich
- Sergey Martinson as The Monk
- Mikhail Astangov as Maharaja
- Lev Fenin as Varangian Leader
- Stepan Kayukov as Sea King
- Olga Viklandt as Sea queen
- Ninel Myshkova as Princess of Lake Ilmen
- Lidiya Vertinskaya as The Phoenix
- Vasili Bokarev as Tysatskiy (uncredited)
- Emmanuil Geller as Vizier (uncredited)
- Ivan Pelttser as Vasil Potapych (uncredited)
- Georgiy Svetlani as (uncredited)
Crew
- Aleksandr Ptushko · Director
- Konstantin Isaev · Writer
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · Writer
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · Composer
- Fyodor Provorov · Cinematographer
- Evgeniy Svidetelev · Production designer