Sadko (1953)

Original title

Садко

Directed by

Aleksandr Ptushko

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film, children's film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A merchant from Novgorod named Sadko embarks on a journey to find the mythical bird of happiness. He faces challenges from the Sea Tsar and magical creatures along the way.

epicwhimsicalvisually lushmythicalleisurelyfairytale-likeadventurousnostalgic

What happens

Sadko (Russian: Садко) is a 1953 Soviet adventure fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Ptushko and adapted by Konstantin Isayev from Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's eponymous opera, which was based on a Russian bylina ('epic tale') about Sadko the merchant. The music is Rimsky-Korsakov's score. The film was released in the Soviet Union by Mosfilm in January 1953. It was distributed in the USA by Artkino Pictures with English subtitles later in 1953, and in 1962 was English-dubbed by Roger Corman's The Filmgroup Inc. and distributed as The Magic Voyage of Sinbad. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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