| Wish upon a Pike | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Aleksandr Rou |
| Written by | Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya |
| Starring | Pyotr Savin Georgy Millyar Maria Kravchunovskaya |
| Cinematography | Ivan Gorchilin |
| Music by | Vladimir Kochetov |
Production company | |
Release date |
|
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]
- ^ Birgit Beumers (2016). A Companion to Russian Cinema. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-42470-4.
- ^ "По щучьему веленью". Kinopoisk.ru. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ^ "По щучьему веленью. Русская народная сказка". Kostyor.ru. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ^ Jack Zipes, Pauline Greenhill, Kendra Magnus-Johnston (2016). Fairy-Tale Films Beyond Disney: International Perspectives. New York: Routledge. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-415-70929-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Jack Zipes (2015). The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-191-00416-2.
- ^ Donald Haase (2008). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales: Q-Z. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 902. ISBN 978-0-313-33444-3.