
Tale of Tales(1979)
Distant, well-worn memories of childhood are inhabited by a little gray wolf. Through astonishing imagery, the memory of all of Russia is depicted.


A fairy tale from the cycle "Mountain of gems" about how Ivan sold a goat and guarded the door, but suddenly married a princess.

Aleksandr Filippenko

Aleksandr Lenkov

Olga Shorokhova

Eduard Nazarov
About Ivan-the-Fool is a animation film released in 2004. Directed by Oleg Uzhinov, it stars Aleksandr Filippenko, Aleksandr Lenkov, Olga Shorokhova. A fairy tale from the cycle "Mountain of gems" about how Ivan sold a goat and guarded the door, but suddenly married a princess.
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