Ruslan and Ludmila

Original title: Ruslan i Lyudmila

1972
2h 30m

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In the midst of the wedding party of Prince Ruslan and Ludmila, the daughter of Prince Vladimir is kidnapped by the evil sorcerer Chernomor and the witch Naina. Three former suitors for her ... Read allIn the midst of the wedding party of Prince Ruslan and Ludmila, the daughter of Prince Vladimir 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.In the midst of the wedding party of Prince Ruslan and Ludmila, the daughter of Prince Vladimir 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.

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Valeri Kozinets

Ruslan

Natalya Petrova

Lyudmila

Vladimir Fyodorov

Chernomor the Wizard

Mariya Kapnist

Naina the Witch
(as Mariya Kapnist-Serko)

Andrei Abrikosov

Knyaz Vladimir
(as A. Abrikosov)

Igor Yasulovich

Finn
(as I. Yasulovich)

Vyacheslav Nevinnyy

Farlaf
(as V. Nevinnyy)

Oleg Mokshantsev

Rogdai
(as O. Mokshantsev)

Ruslan Akhmetov

Ratmir
(as R. Akhmetov)

Sergey Martinson

Ambassador
(as S. Martinson)

Nikandr Nikolayev

Nikolay Kutuzov

Ambassador
(as N. Kutuzov)

Shavkat Gaziyev

Viktor Shulgin

Golova
(as V. Shulgin)

Eve Kivi

Rybirka
(as E. Kivi-Antson)

Natalya Khrennikova

Young Naina
(as N. Khrennikova)

Aleksey Krychenkov

Shut
(as A. Krychenkov)

Oleg Khabalov

Predvoditel pechenegov
(as O. Khabalov)

Director
- Aleksandr Ptushko
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Trivia
Aleksandr Ptushko's last film.

Goofs
When Ruslan is releasing the people stuck in ice by smashing the ice with his sword, it gets bent. However in the next shot it is straight again.

Connections
Featured in Legends of World Cinema: Alexander Ptushko

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6/10

Not always Pushkin

Those who order this film expecting faithfulness to the Pushkin mock folk-epic should be aware that the structure owes more to the ancient bylina tradition than to Pushkin's sophisticated play with language and literary tradition. Here Ludmila is the daughter of Prince Vladimir of Kiev, and Ruslan is a more successful version of Prince Igor of the medieval tale. While it is a good "also-ran" in the folk-tale- fairytale film market, it is a long way from capturing the kind of following that, say, the "Wizard of OZ" has in film. A modern viewer will find it difficult to overlook the dated techniques of the film's special effects.