

Wish upon a Pike
1938
0h 57m
4.2
SU
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.
Movie Details
Languages
Russian
Studio
Soyuzdetfilm
Key Crew

Oleg Leonidov
Writer

Aleksandr Rou
Director
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)

Aleksandr Zhukov
Herald

Tatyana Strukova
Nurse (as T. Strukova)

Lidiya Ryumina
Nurse

Mariya Kravchunovskaya
Mama Emeli