''Kashchey the Immortal'' (russian: Кащей Бессмертный, Kashchey bessmertnyy) is a

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fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Rou and produced at Soyuzdetfilm Studios. The story and characters are drawn from

Slavic folklore Slavic folklore encompasses the folklore of the Slavic peoples from their earliest records until today. Folklorists have published a variety of works focused specifically on the topic over the years.See, for example, Kononenko 2007. See also * ...

, particularly, evil wizard Kashchey, who is the main antagonist in the movie.

Allegory

Filmed during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

and premiered on

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, it may be interpreted as an allegory of the

German invasion of the Soviet Union Operation Barbarossa (german: link=no, Unternehmen Barbarossa; ) was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and many of its Axis allies, starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during the Second World War. The operation, code-named afte ...

. "Like a bolt from the blue came Kashchey to Rus, destroyed our houses and livelihood, killed men and kidnapped women by the thousands." But in the end, after many hardships, the Russian people manage to drive the invader out of their homeland.svr.tv-on-line.eu
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Cast

* Sergei Stolyarov as ''Nikita Kozhemyaka'' * Alexander Shirshov as ''Bulat Balagur'' * Galina Grigorieva as ''Maria Morevna'' *

Georgy Millyar Georgy Frantsevich Millyar, sometimes spelled Milliar (russian: Георгий Францевич Милляр; 7 November 1903 in Moscow – 4 June 1993 in Moscow), was a Soviet and Russian actor, best known for playing evil spirits in Soviet fa ...

as '' Kashchey the Immortal / magician'' *

Ivan Ryzhov Ivan Petrovich Ryzhov (russian: Ива́н Петро́вич Рыжо́в; 25 January 1913, Zelyonaya Sloboda, Bronnitsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate — 15 March 2004, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. People's Artist of t ...

as ''naughty boy'' * Sergei Troitsky as ''sultan'' * Leonid Krovitsky as ''judge'' *

Sergey Filippov Sergey Nikolayevich Filippov (russian: Сергей Николаевич Филиппов, 24 June 1912— 19 April 1990) was a Soviet and Russian film and stage actor and comedian, best known for his parts in films ''Adventures of Korzinkina'' ...

as ''executioner'' * Peter Galadzhev as ''guard'' * Ivan Bobrov as ''guard'' * Emmanuil Geller as ''guard''

References

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* * (English subtitles) 1945 films Russian children's fantasy films Gorky Film Studio films Films based on folklore Films based on Russian folklore Films based on Slavic mythology Films shot in Siberia Films shot in Tajikistan Soviet children's fantasy films 1940s children's fantasy films Soviet black-and-white films Films directed by Aleksandr Rou Russian black-and-white films Films based on fairy tales 1940s Russian-language films {{fantasy-film-stub