Wish upon a Pike (1938)

Original title

По щучьему веленью

Directed by

Alexander Rou

Genre

fantasy film, children's film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

56 min

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lazy young man named Yemelya catches a magical pike that grants his wishes. He uses the wishes to escape chores and have adventures.

whimsicallightheartedmagicalfolkloricplayfulsimplenostalgicbrisk

What happens

Wish upon a Pike, also known as The Magic Fish (Russian: По щучьему веленью, romanized: Po shchuchemu veleniyu), is a 1938 fantasy film directed by Alexander Rowe, which was his debut and filmed at Soyuzdetfilm. It is adapted from a play by Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya, itself based on At the Pike's Behest and other tales from Slavic folklore. The film tells the story of Yemelya the fool who catches a magical pike that grants him wishes in exchange for its life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• Fairy Tale About Emelya (1938)
• Once Upon a Time (1957)
• At the Pike’s Behest (1970)
• Doctor Aybolit (1938)
• Ivashko and the Baba Yaga (1938)
• Go There, Don't Know Where (1966)
• Fire, Water, and Brass Pipes (1968)
• Fishmonger and the Fish (1937)