Wish upon a Pike (1938)

  • NR
  • 07/07/1938 (US)
  • Fantasy, Family
  • 57m

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.

Aleksandr Rou

Director

Vsevolod Kochetov

Writer

Oleg Leonidov

Writer

Cast

Pyotr Savin's headshot

Pyotr Savin

Yemelya
Georgi Millyar's headshot

Georgi Millyar

Tsar Gorokh
Vladimir Lepko's headshot

Vladimir Lepko

Cook
Andrey Fayt's headshot

Andrey Fayt

Mukhamed-aga
Ye. Terentyeva's headshot

Ye. Terentyeva

Tsarevna Nesmeyana
Lev Potyomkin's headshot

Lev Potyomkin

General (as L. Potyomkin)
Aleksandr Zhukov's headshot

Aleksandr Zhukov

Herald
Tatyana Strukova's headshot

Tatyana Strukova

Nurse (as T. Strukova)

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