Wish Upon a Pike (1938)
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.
Cast
Pyotr Savin
Yemelya
Georgi Millyar
Tsar Gorokh
Vladimir Lepko
Cook
Andrey Fayt
Mukhamed-aga
Ye. Terentyeva
Tsarevna Nesmeyana
Lev Potyomkin
General (as L. Potyomkin)
Tatyana Strukova
Nurse (as T. Strukova)Recommendations
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