Directed by:
Aleksandr PtushkoComposer:
Igor MorozovCast:
Boris Andreyev, Andrei Abrikosov, Ninel Myshkova, Mikhail Pugovkin, Sergei Stolyarov, Sergei Martinson, Ija Arepina, Vladimir Solovyov, Tamara Nosova (more)Plots(1)
The film is based on Russian epic tales about the famous hero embodying the best character traits of the Russian people. Ilya Muromets, like Dobrynia Nikitich and Alyosha Popovich, is a favorite character of Russian folklore.
Ilya Muromets is a heroic warrior who succeeded in protecting the Russian land from evil enemies, defeating their thousands-strong army. He saved Russia from various monsters, such as Nightingale the Robber and Gorynych the Serpent.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Boris Andreyev
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Tears Were Falling (1982)
The Epic Hero and the Beast (1956)
The Great Journey (1962)
Andrei Abrikosov
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1945)
The Karamazov Brothers (1969)
Ivan the Terrible, Part One (1945)
Ninel Myshkova
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Big Space Travel (1975)
Marya Iskusnitsa (1959)
The Epic Hero and the Beast (1956)
Mikhail Pugovkin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Operation 'Y' & Other Shurik's Adventures (1965)
Ivan Vassilyevich Changes His Profession (1973)
Impossible! (1975)
Sergei Stolyarov
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1945)
Vasilisa prekrasnaya (1939)
Kaschey the Immortal (1945)
Sergei Martinson
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Life, Tears and Love (1984)
The Adventures of Mowgli (1973)
Alye parusa (1961)
Ija Arepina
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Epic Hero and the Beast (1956)
Vladimir Solovyov
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Admiral Ushakov (1953)
The Epic Hero and the Beast (1956)
Days and Nights (1945)
Tamara Nosova
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Zdravstvuyte, ya vasha tyotya! (1975) (TV movie)
The Karamazov Brothers (1969)
Carnival in Moscow (1956)
Georgiy Dyomin
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Office Romance (1977)
The Epic Hero and the Beast (1956)
Shukur Burkhanov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Epic Hero and the Beast (1956)
Aleksandr Shvorin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
The Epic Hero and the Beast (1956)
Delovye ludi (1962)
Nikolay Gladkov
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Dersu Uzala (1961)
Tri topolya na Plyushchikhe (1967)
Without Dowry (1937)
Sergey Troitskiy
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Tikhiy Don III (1958)
The Idiot (1958)
Quiet Flows the Don (1957)
Lev Lobov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Dersu Uzala (1961)
Carnival in Moscow (1956)
The Epic Hero and the Beast (1956)