The Sword and the Dragon

The Sword and the Dragon (1956)

09/09/1956
Adventure, Fantasy
1h 31m

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

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.

  • Aleksandr PtushkoDirector
  • Mikhail KochnevWriter
  • Damir Vyatich-BerezhnykhWriter
  • Original Title

    Илья Муромец

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Russian

Keywords

  • treasure
  • corruption
  • magic
  • slavery
  • dragon
  • fire breathing
  • sword and sorcery

Top Billed Cast

Boris Andreyev

Boris Andreyev

Ilya Muromets

Ninel Myshkova

Ninel Myshkova

Vasilisa

Shukur Burkhanov

Shukur Burkhanov

Tsar Kalin

Andrei Abrikosov

Andrei Abrikosov

Prince Vladimir

Georgi Demin

Georgi Demin

Durbar Muromets

Sergei Stolyarov

Sergei 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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