Wish Upon a Pike (1938)

4.9/10 • 57 min • Fantasy Family

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

Tatyana Strukova

Nurse

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