Wish upon a Pike | |
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Directed by | Aleksandr Rou |
Written by | Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya |
Starring | Pyotr Savin Georgy Millyar Maria Kravchunovskaya |
Cinematography | Ivan Gorchilin |
Music by | Vladimir Kochetov |
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Running time | 56 min |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Wish upon a Pike, also known as The Magic Fish[1] (Russian: По щучьему веленью, romanized: Po shchuchemu veleniyu), is a 1938 fantasy film directed by Alexander Rowe, which was his debut and filmed at Soyuzdetfilm.[2] It is adapted from a play by Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya, itself based on At the Pike's Behest and other tales from Slavic folklore.[3] At the time it was made, it was seen as controversial in the Soviet Union to direct films based on fairy tales due to government censorship.[4]
The film tells the story of Yemelya the fool who catches a magical pike that grants him wishes in exchange for its life.[5][6]
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