Ruslan and Ludmila (film) explained

Ruslan and Ludmila
Director:Aleksandr Ptushko
Producer:Arkady Ashkinazi
Starring:Valeri Kozinets
Natalya Petrova
Andrei Abrikosov
Vladimir Fyodorov
Vyacheslav Nevinny
Music:Tikhon Khrennikov
Cinematography:Igor Geleyn
Valentin Zakharov
Distributor:Mosfilm
Runtime:85 minutes
Country:Soviet Union
Language:Russian

Ruslan and Ludmila (Russian: «Руслан и Людмила») is a 1972 film directed by Aleksandr Ptushko. It is based on the 1820 poem of the same name written by Alexander Pushkin.

It is the last of the many fairytale films Ptushko directed, and, according to film critics, the most successful. Ptushko died a year after this film was released.

Plot

The hero of the movie is the bogatyr Ruslan who sets off in search of his kidnapped bride, Ludmila. To rescue his beloved, he will have to overcome many obstacles, and battle the sorcerers Chernomor and Naina.

Cast

Awards

The edition on video

In 1990 in the USSR the movie is released on VHS by the film association "Krupnyy Plan".

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