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Ruslan i Lyudmila

  • 19721972
  • 2h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
448
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Ruslan i Lyudmila (1972)
AdventureFantasyMystery
The valiant Ruslan, who went in search of the kidnapped bride, overcomes cunning, deception, evil sorcery - and, in the end, defeats Chernomor the Wizard in a fierce battle.The valiant Ruslan, who went in search of the kidnapped bride, overcomes cunning, deception, evil sorcery - and, in the end, defeats Chernomor the Wizard in a fierce battle.The valiant Ruslan, who went in search of the kidnapped bride, overcomes cunning, deception, evil sorcery - and, in the end, defeats Chernomor the Wizard in a fierce battle.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
448
YOUR RATING
    • Aleksandr Ptushko
    • Alexander Pushkin(poem "Ruslan i Lyudmila")
    • Aleksandr Ptushko
    • Samuil Bolotin
  • Stars
    • Valeri Kozinets
    • Natalya Petrova
    • Vladimir Fyodorov
    • Aleksandr Ptushko
    • Alexander Pushkin(poem "Ruslan i Lyudmila")
    • Aleksandr Ptushko
    • Samuil Bolotin
  • Stars
    • Valeri Kozinets
    • Natalya Petrova
    • Vladimir Fyodorov
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 7User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Ruslan i Lyudmila (1972)
    Natalya Khrennikova in Ruslan i Lyudmila (1972)
    Vladimir Fyodorov and Valeri Kozinets in Ruslan i Lyudmila (1972)
    Natalya Petrova in Ruslan i Lyudmila (1972)
    Vladimir Fyodorov in Ruslan i Lyudmila (1972)
    Mariya Kapnist in Ruslan i Lyudmila (1972)
    Vyacheslav Nevinnyy in Ruslan i Lyudmila (1972)
    Natalya Khrennikova in Ruslan i Lyudmila (1972)
    Mariya Kapnist in Ruslan i Lyudmila (1972)
    Oleg Khabalov in Ruslan i Lyudmila (1972)
    Vyacheslav Nevinnyy in Ruslan i Lyudmila (1972)
    Valeri Kozinets and Natalya Petrova in Ruslan i Lyudmila (1972)

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    Valeri Kozinets
    • Ruslan
    Natalya Petrova
    Natalya Petrova
    • Lyudmila
    Vladimir Fyodorov
    Vladimir Fyodorov
    • Chernomor the Wizard
    Mariya Kapnist
    Mariya Kapnist
    • Naina the Witch
    • (as Mariya Kapnist-Serko)
    Andrei Abrikosov
    Andrei Abrikosov
    • knaz Vladimir
    • (as A. Abrikosov)
    Igor Yasulovich
    Igor Yasulovich
    • Finn
    • (as I. Yasulovich)
    Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
    Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
    • Farlaf
    • (as V. Nevinnyy)
    Oleg Mokshantsev
    Oleg Mokshantsev
    • Rogdai
    • (as O. Mokshantsev)
    Ruslan Akhmetov
    Ruslan Akhmetov
    • Ratmir
    • (as R. Akhmetov)
    Sergey Martinson
    Sergey Martinson
    • Ambassador
    • (as S. Martinson)
    Nikandr Nikolayev
      Nikolay Kutuzov
      Nikolay Kutuzov
      • Ambassador
      • (as N. Kutuzov)
      Shavkat Gaziyev
      Shavkat Gaziyev
        Viktor Shulgin
        Viktor Shulgin
        • Golova
        • (as V. Shulgin)
        Eve Kivi
        Eve Kivi
        • Rybirka
        • (as E. Kivi-Antson)
        Natalya Khrennikova
        • Yonaya Naina
        • (as N. Khrennikova)
        Aleksey Krychenkov
        Aleksey Krychenkov
        • Shut
        • (as A. Krychenkov)
        Oleg Khabalov
        Oleg Khabalov
        • Predvoditel pechenegov
        • (as O. Khabalov)
          • Aleksandr Ptushko
          • Alexander Pushkin(poem "Ruslan i Lyudmila")
          • Aleksandr Ptushko
          • Samuil Bolotin
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          Aleksandr Ptushko's last film.
        • Connections
          Featured in Legends of World Cinema: Alexander Ptushko

        User reviews7

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        8/10
        A magical Russian fairy-tale film
        Ruslan and Ludmilla's (not to be confused with the great Glinka opera of the same name) only downsides are some dialogue that feels on the contrived side and the final twenty-five minutes or so, with its grotesquely violent nature and the villains disappearing and being forgotten it suddenly feels like a completely different film. This is only one part of the film though, the rest is absolutely magical and close to perfect. It looks wonderful, from the ice gardens to the Russian palaces the settings are very handsomely mounted while the colours are bright and the costumes evocatively beautiful. The special effects are fine on the whole(weird at times but in a wonderful way), appropriate for the genre and when the film was made, likewise with the make-up, while the film is beautifully shot also. The music positively sweeps in authentic Russian folk song flavour and rousing grandeur, while there is enough wit and charm in the dialogue to make up for those contrived moments and the battle sequences are on the whole vividly choreographed(the one in the final twenty-five minutes was the only notable exception). The story is very Russian and very-fairy-tale-like, it is one of those stories that sucks you in and never lets go, and it's told to thrilling effect while never losing the fantastical element of it. The characters are equally colourful, and while a little stagy the actors are noble and very into their roles, especially Natalya Petrova's spunky Ludmilla. All in all, magical and will enthral audiences whatever age. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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        • Apr 21, 2013

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          • January 1, 1973 (Soviet Union)
          • Soviet Union
          • Russian
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          • Mosfilm
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        • 2 hours 30 minutes
          • Mono

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