The Legend About the Terrible Giant (1967)
- Original title
- Легенда о злом великане
- Directed by
- Vladimir Danilevich, Ivan Ivanov-Vano
- Genre
- cinematic fairy tale
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A poor fisherman catches a bottle with a genie inside. The genie gives him riches but also causes deadly storms. The fisherman seeks a wizard's help to stop the genie's cruelty.
whimsicalfolkloricmoralslow-burnsombernostalgicfairytale-like
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