Ilya Muromets (1956)

Original title

Илья Муромец

Directed by

Aleksandr Ptushko

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

12

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 44 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A legendary knight from old Russian folklore fights for his homeland against invading forces. The film follows his journey from a young man to a celebrated hero.

epicmythicheroiclarger-than-lifeadventurousvisually lushslow-burnfolkloric

What happens

Ilya Muromets (Russian: Илья Муромец), also known as The Sword and the Dragon (US) and The Epic Hero and the Beast (UK), is a 1956 Soviet fantasy film by noted fantasy director Aleksandr Ptushko and produced at Mosfilm. It is based on the old Russian oral epic poems about the knight Ilya Muromets. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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