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Ruslan and Ludmila (1972)
- NR
- 11/11/1972 (US)
- Adventure, Family, Fantasy
- 2h 30m
Overview
The film is based on the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin’s poem of the same name. In the midst of the wedding party of Prince Ruslan and Ludmila, daughter of Prince Vladimir, the girl is kidnapped by the evil sorcerer Chernomor and the witch Naina. Three former suitors for her hand set out, as does Ruslan, to rescue Ludmila...
Aleksandr Ptushko
Director, WriterAlexander Pushkin
NovelSamuil Bolotin
WriterCast
![Valeri Kozinets's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/bfkUpl4HShYlAU1sHZv37UByPBK.jpg)
Valeri Kozinets
RuslanNatalya Petrova
Ludmila![Vladimir Fyodorov's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/xf1xj9rdZNdNqjIt1fp0QEo3MTP.jpg)
Vladimir Fyodorov
Chernomor![Mariya Kapnist's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/zSKKGeeSlbc57KHXPvaEJipOi1U.jpg)
Mariya Kapnist
Naina the Witch![Igor Yasulovich's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ohYnxedbfTSDwFJfjW3WHqp7ao2.jpg)
Igor Yasulovich
Finn![Andrei Abrikosov's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/iFyogTnPJ108HGY87Qyf5NLQAas.jpg)
Andrei Abrikosov
Prince Vladimir![Oleg Mokshantsev's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/eSw9mE5CRq9E6nl9MLKVU041aWy.jpg)
Oleg Mokshantsev
Rogdai![Ruslan Akhmetov's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/i20TfWLwIlS5s0eCZGIdn8sKNH.jpg)