''King Stag'' (russian: Король-олень, Korol-olen) is a feature film directed by

Pavel Arsenov Pavel Oganezovich Arsenov (russian: Павел Оганезович Арсе́нов; 1936 — 1999) was a Soviet and Russian film actor, screenwriter and film director. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1996). Biography Pavel was born o ...

based on the musical play of the same name by Carlo Gozzi, and shot at the

Gorky Film Studio Gorky Film Studio (russian: Киностудия имени Горького) is a film studio in Moscow, Russian Federation. By the end of the Soviet Union, Gorky Film Studio had produced more than 1,000 films. Many film classics were filmed a ...

in 1969. In the film, songs are played to the music of

Mikael Tariverdiev Mikael Leonovich Tariverdiev (russian: Микаэл Леонович Таривердиев, hy, Միքայել Թարիվերդիև; 15 August 1931 – 25 July 1996) was a prominent Soviet composer of Armenian descent. He headed the Composers' ...

performed by

Alla Pugacheva Alla Borisovna Pugacheva, ) (born 15 April 1949), is а Soviet and Russian musical performer. Her career started in 1965 and continues to this day, even though she has retired from performing. For her "clear mezzo-soprano and a full display o ...

, Yury Yakovlev,

Sergei Yursky Sergei Yurievich Yursky (russian: Серге́й Ю́рьевич Ю́рский, 16 March 1935 – 8 February 2019) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, theatre director and screenwriter. His best known film role is Ostap Bender in '' ...

Oleg Yefremov Oleg Nikolayevich Yefremov (russian: Оле́г Никола́евич Ефре́мов, 1 October 1927, Moscow, Soviet Union – 24 May 2000, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian actor and Moscow Art Theatre producer. He was a People's Art ...

Oleg Tabakov Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov (russian: Олег Павлович Табаков; 17 August 1935 – 12 March 2018) was a Soviet and Russian actor and the Artistic Director of the Moscow Art Theatre. People's Artist of the USSR (1988). Biography Tabakov ...

. It was a classic of children's cinema in the

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Plot

Deramo, kind but simple-hearted king of Serendippe, wishes to marry. There is a problem: how to find out which of the contenders for his loves is genuine and which is simply eyeing the royal throne. The wizard Durandarte gives the king a figure of a clown who laughs if someone utters an untruth. The clown appears similar to the favorite of the king, the crafty and mean first minister Tartaglia, who for a long time and unrequitedly was in love with Angela, the daughter of the second minister, Pantalone, a timid bureaucrat. But Angela loves Deramo, though she will not be his bride, considering marriage unnecessary and humiliating. Tartaglia hatches intrigues and in every possible way interferes with his daughter Clarice marrying young, handsome chamberlain Leandra, Angela's brother, expecting to give the hand of his daughter to the king. Despite all the tricks of the first minister, the king, by the audacity and sharpness of Angela, manages to discern her true love for him, falls in love with her and declares her his wife. Tartaglia is, however, unrelenting: while hunting, he learns from a friend the spell of Durandarte and swaps bodies with him.

Cast

* Yury Yakovlev as Deramo * Valentina Malyavina as Angela (vocals

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Sergey Yursky Sergei Yurievich Yursky (russian: Серге́й Ю́рьевич Ю́рский, 16 March 1935 – 8 February 2019) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, theatre director and screenwriter. His best known film role is Ostap Bender in '' T ...

as Tartaglia * Vladimir Shlesinger as

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as Chigolotti *

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Elena Solovey Elena Solovey (born 24 February 1947) is a Soviet-Russian film actress. She has appeared in more than 60 films since 1966. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress in the film '' Faktas'' at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmogra ...

as Clarice * Viktor Zozulin as Leander * Vladimir Grammatikov as

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Alla Budnitskaya Alla Zinovievna Budnitskaya (russian: Алла Зиновьевна Будницкая; born 1937, Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian actress of theater and cinema. Biography Born July 5, 1937, in the family of the builder Zinovy Lazarevich Budnits ...

as Serendipist girl

Songs

* Cavatina Durandarte * Cavatina Angela * Duet of Angela and Pantalone * Song of the Serendipist girls * Duet of Deramo and Angela * Tartaglia Aria * Reply from Durandarte * Ballad of Angela * The duo Clarice and Leander * A Song About Evil and Good Wizards * Cavatina Chigolotti * Song of the Guards

References

External links

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Тайны кино. Король-олень (2018)

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{{Authority control 1969 films Gorky Film Studio films Body swapping in films Soviet musical films Russian children's fantasy films Films based on works by Carlo Gozzi Soviet children's films