Aleksandr Ptushko
1900 - 1973Сказка о рыбаке и рыбке
Aleksandr Ptushko
Adaptation of Pushkin's fairy tales. The tale is about a fisherman who manages to catch a Golden Fish which promises to fulfill any wish of his in exchange for its freedom. The storyline is similar to the Russian fairy tale "The Greedy Old Wife" and the Brothers Grimm's tale "The Fisherman and His Wife".
The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Aleksandr Ptushko
Vladimir Andreyev, Larisa Golubkina
Based on a famous fairy tale, in verse, by Alexander Pushkin, this ravishingly beautiful fantasy is about love, magic, betrayal and abandoned family. Driven from the Russian court by her sisters' scheming, the young Tsarina is thrown into the sea in a cask with her infant son. Surviving the storm-tossed voyage, the mother and her now magically-adult son land on a remote island where he falls in love with a Swan Princess in human form, and longs for reunion with his estranged father, Tsar Saltan. Merchants come to the island with news of the tsar, and the prince sends word back to him, but the sisters continue their campaign of lies and trickery to keep them apart.
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Ruslan and Ludmila
Aleksandr Ptushko
Valery Kozinets, Natalya Petrova
The film is based on the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin’s poem of the same name. In the midst of the wedding party of Prince Ruslan and Ludmila, daughter of Prince Vladimir, the girl is kidnapped by the evil sorcerer Chernomor and the witch Naina. Three former suitors for her hand set out, as does Ruslan, to rescue Ludmila...
Ruslan and Ludmila
Каменный цветок
Aleksandr Ptushko
Vladimir Druzhnikov, Yekaterina Derevshchikova
This remarkable film is based on P. Bazhov’s fairy tale “The Malachite Box”. Little Danila was the most inquisitive apprentice of old Prokopich, a famous stone-carving master. Years passed… Like his teacher, the grown-up Danila has learned to feel the soul of his material and became an expert in handling rare precious stones found in the Ural Mountains. One day he met the Mistress of the Copper Mountain, a fairy who ordered for herself an unusual stone flower.
The Stone Flower
Scarlet Sails
Aleksandr Ptushko
Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Vasili Lanovoy
A little girl Assol met a wizard and it has been foretold: "... it will be a fine sunny day when a beautiful ship under scarlet sail comes and the noble prince will take you away from here. He'll take you to the world of your dreams, where you will be loved and happy." The neighbours told jokes about her, children teased her, but she waited for her prince. She trusted in the miracles and waited. Arthur Gray's rule was "if you can make a miracle, do it!". And he made a miracle for the wonderful romantic girl.
Scarlet Sails
Новый Гулливер
Aleksandr Ptushko
Vladimir Konstantinov, Ivan Yudin
The story, a Communist re-telling of Gulliver's Travels, is about a young boy who dreams of himself as a version of Gulliver who has landed in Lilliput suffering under capitalist inequality and exploitation.
The New Gulliver
Три встречи
Sergei Yutkevich, Vsevolod Pudovkin
Tamara Makarova, Boris Chirkov
Фильм состоит из новелл об участниках Великой Отечественной войны, вернувшихся с фронта и вступивших в мирную жизнь. Герои ленты — однополчане: майор Корнев, в прошлом инженер-доменщик; старшина Самосеев, в будущем председатель колхоза; старшего лейтенанта Рудникова ожидает арктическая экспедиция, а лейтенант Бэла Мухтарова отправится с партией геологов на восток...
Tri vstrechi
Илья Муромец
Aleksandr Ptushko
Boris Andreyev, Ninel Myshkova
Paralyzed since birth, Ilya can only watch helplessly as his village is plundered by barbarians. But when a mysterious traveler arrives with a magic elixir that restores him to full health, Ilya begins an adventure to protect the village and the royal family from harm.
The Sword and the Dragon
Садко
Aleksandr Ptushko
Sergei Stolyarov, Alla Larionova
Sadko is based on an opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, which was based on a Russian epic tale of the same name. In the old Russian city of Novgorod, the merchants are feasting in a gorgeous palace and Sadko is bragging that he can bring to their land a sweet-voiced bird of happiness. They laugh at him, but he is offered help by the Ocean King's daughter, who is mesmerized by Sadko's singing and is in love with him. The hero is destined to visit many lands in his search of the bird. First shown in the USA in 1953 with English subtitles. This entry is for 1962 English-dub by Roger Corman's Filmgroup, which runs about 8 minutes shorter (removes much of the music) than the Russian original (see, Sadko, 1953)
The Magic Voyage of Sinbad
Sampo
Aleksandr Ptushko
Andris Oshin, Eve Kivi
Based on Finnish mythology, this movie traces the exploits of Lemminkäinen as he woos the fair Annikki and battles the evil witch Louhi. Louhi kidnaps Annikki to compel her father to build for her a Sampo, a magical device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen tries (and fails) to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.
The Day the Earth Froze
