

Finest, the Brave Falcon
Overview
This fairy tale film is dedicated to the memory of the great film director Aleksandr Rou, the founder of the genre. Once upon a time there lived a brave and kind hero named Finist the Bright Falcon. He was famous for his strength, courage and a heart of gold. But one day the Russian land was attacked by an evil enemy, Kartaus, who turned our hero into a forest monster. This spell was cast on a condition that Finist might become a man again, should a beautiful girl, Alyonushka, fall in love with him while he was a beast.
Movie Details
Languages
Russian
Studio
Gorky Film Studios
Key Crew

Gennadi Vasilyev
Director

Aleksandr Rou
Writer

Lev Potyomkin
Writer
Cast

Vyacheslav Voskresensky
Finist

Svetlana Orlova
Alyonushka

Mikhail Kononov
Yashka

Mikhail Pugovkin
Voyevoda

Aleksei Smirnov
Bath-attendant

Lyudmila Khityaeva
Anfisa

Georgiy Vitsin
Agafon

Mariya Barabanova
Nenila

Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova
Veselushka

Anna Stroganova
Veselushka

Mark Pertsovskiy
Kartaus

Georgi Millyar
Kastryuk

Lev Potyomkin
Fingal

Viktor Mikhaylov
Episode