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The Sword and the Dragon

The Sword and the Dragon

Eye-Filling Spectacle! Man Against Monsters! The Largest Cast Ever Used in a Motion Picture! A cast of 106,000! 11,000 horses!

19565.01h 31m

Overview

Paralyzed since birth, Ilya can only watch helplessly as his village is plundered by barbarians. But when a mysterious traveler arrives with a magic elixir that restores him to full health, Ilya begins an adventure to protect the village and the royal family from harm.

Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko
Written by Mikhail Kochnev, Damir Vyatich-Berezhnykh
Produced by Damir Vyatich-Berezhnykh
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Top Cast

Borys Andreiev

Borys Andreiev

Ilya Muromets

Ninel Myshkova

Ninel Myshkova

Vasilisa

Shukur Burkhanov

Shukur Burkhanov

Tsar Kalin

Andrei Abrikosov

Andrei Abrikosov

Prince Vladimir

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Georgi Dyomin

Dobrynya Nikitich

Sergey Stolyarov

Sergey Stolyarov

Aljoscha Popovich

Sergei Martinson

Sergei Martinson

Mishatychka

Iya Arepina

Iya Arepina

Alicia, Alexei's girl

Mikhail Pugovkin

Mikhail Pugovkin

Razumets

Vladimir Solovyov

Vladimir Solovyov

Kasyan

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Themes & Keywords

treasurecorruptionmagicslaverydragonfire breathingsword and sorcery

About The Sword and the Dragon

The Sword and the Dragon is a adventure, fantasy film released in 1956 exploring themes of treasure, corruption, magic, slavery, dragon, fire breathing. Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko, it stars Borys Andreiev, Ninel Myshkova, Shukur Burkhanov. Paralyzed since birth, Ilya can only watch helplessly as his village is plundered by barbarians. But when a mysterious traveler arrives with a magic elixir that restores him to full health, Ilya begins an adventure to protect the village and the royal family from harm.

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