Ruslan and Ludmila (film)
Ruslan and Ludmila (Russian: «Руслан и Людмила») is a 1972 film directed by Aleksandr Ptushko. It is based on the poem of the same name written by Alexander Pushkin in 1820.
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| Directed by | Aleksandr Ptushko |
| Produced by | Arkady Ashkinazi |
| Written by | Aleksandr Ptushko Samuil Bolotin (poetic dialogs) Alexander Pushkin (original poem) |
| Starring | Valeri Kozinets Natalya Petrova (actress) Andrei Abrikosov Vladimir Fyodorov Vyacheslav Nevinny |
| Music by | Tikhon Khrennikov |
| Cinematography | Igor Geleyn Valentin Zakharov |
| Distributed by | Mosfilm |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
It is the last of the many fairytale films Ptushko directed, and, according to film critics, the most successful.
Plot
The hero of the movie is the bogatyr Ruslan who sets off in search of his kidnapped bride, Ludmila. To rescue his beloved, he will have to overcome many obstacles, and battle the sorcerers Chernomor and Naina.
Cast
- Valeri Kozinets as Ruslan
- Natalya Petrova as Lyudmila
- Vladimir Fyodorov as Chernomor the Wizard
- Mariya Kapnist as Naina the Witch (as Mariya Kapnist-Serko)
- Andrei Abrikosov as Vladimir (as A. Abrikosov)
- Igor Yasulovich as Finn
- Vyacheslav Nevinnyy as Farlaf (as V. Nevinnyy)
- Oleg Mokshantsev as Rogdai (as O. Mokshantsev)
- Ruslan Akhmetov as Ratmir (as R. Akhmetov)
- Sergey Martinson as Ambassador (as S. Martinson)
Awards
- 1976 — the International film festival of children's and youthful movies in Salerno (Italy) — a special award of jury
The edition on video
In 1990 in the USSR the movie is released on VHS by the film association "Krupnyy Plan".
External links
- Ruslan and Ludmila at IMDb
- Ruslan and Ludmila at AllMovie
- Ruslan And Ludmila at Cinema Strikes Back
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