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''After the Rain, on Thursday'' () is a 1985 Soviet musical children's fantasy film directed by Mikhail Yuzovskiy.


Plot

One Thursday after a rain, Tsar Avdei’s son is born, as well as the son of his housekeeper Varvara, and a foundling discovered among cabbage in the garden. All three boys are named Ivan, and the Tsar decrees they be raised together. However, Varvara switches her son with the Tsar’s in the royal crib, sending the real prince and the foundling to a labor camp. Twenty years later, the false prince, encouraged by Varvara, now a powerful figure at court, begins plotting to seize the throne. Suspicious of him, Tsar Avdei withholds his approval. Varvara then visits her brother Yegory, who oversees the labor camp, convincing him to eliminate the two Ivens. Overhearing the scheme, the real prince and the foundling escape on a flying carpet. Back at court, Varvara pressures Avdei to declare the throne will pass to the false prince. To delay, Avdei decrees that Ivan can only inherit the kingdom if he rescues Princess Milolika, who is held captive by the immortal Koschei. Many volunteers, including the false prince and Yegory, set out for Koschei’s lair, hoping to ransom Milolika or win her freedom by gambling with enchanted checkers. Meanwhile, the real prince and foundling, after a run-in with Baba Yaga, use trickery to charm Koschei and locate Milolika. When Koschei captures them, he offers a deal: he’ll spare the prince if the foundling retrieves the Firebird from a distant shah. Upon seeing the cruelty the Firebird endures in captivity, the foundling persuades it to help. While he races back, the prince, with Milolika’s aid, locates the crystal egg containing Koschei’s death. With the Firebird’s support, the two Ivans finally corner Koschei, who unwittingly destroys the egg himself. The evil dissipates, restoring all prisoners to their true forms. The Tsar, learning of Varvara's deception, forgives the real prince and banishes Varvara, as peace returns to the kingdom.


Cast

*Vladislav Toldykov as
Ivan Tsarevich Ivan Tsarevich ( or Иван-царевич) is one of the main heroes of Russian folklore, usually a protagonist, often engaged in a struggle with Koschei. Along with Ivan the Fool, Ivan Tsarevich is a placeholder name, meaning "Prince Iva ...
*Alexey Voytyuk as Ivan the Foundling *Gennady Frolov as Ivan, Varvara's son *
Oleg Tabakov Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov (; 17 August 1935 – 12 March 2018) was a Soviet and Russian actor and the Artistic Director of the Moscow Chekhov Art Theatre. People's Artist of the USSR (1988). Biography Tabakov was born in Saratov into a family of do ...
as Koschei the Immortal *
Valentina Talyzina Valentina Illarionovna Talyzina (; born 22 January 1935) is a Soviet and Russian film and stage actress, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1985). Awarded the Order of Honor (2005) and the Order of Friendship (2010). She was a member of the Commu ...
as Varvara *
Marina Zudina Marina Vyacheslavovna Zudina (; born 3 September 1965) is a Soviet and Russian actress of theatre and cinema. Biography Early life and education Marina Vyacheslavovna Zudina was born on 3 September 1965 in Moscow. Her father was a journalist and ...
as Milolika *
Oleg Anofriyev Oleg Andreyevich Anofriyev (sometimes spelled Anofriev, ; 20 July 193028 March 2018), PAR, was a Soviet and Russian theatreРусский драматический театр: Энциклопедия / Под общ. ред. М. И. Андрее ...
as King Avdey *Marina Yakovleva as
Firebird Firebird and fire bird may refer to: Mythical birds * Phoenix (mythology), sacred firebird found in the mythologies of many cultures ** Fenghuang, sometimes called Chinese phoenix * Vermilion bird, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constella ...
*
Tatyana Pelttser Tatyana Ivanovna Pelttser (; ; June 6, 1904 in Moscow – July 16, 1992 in Moscow), was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. People's Artist of the USSR (1972). Biography Tatyana Ivanovna Pelttser (or Peltzer) born into the family ...
as grandmother-watchman on the swamp (
Baba Yaga Baba Yaga is a female character (or one of a trio of sisters of the same name) from Slavic folklore who has two contrasting roles. In some narratives, she is described as a repulsive or ferocious-looking old woman who fries and eats children, ...
) *Yury Medvedev as Yegory *
Semyon Farada Semyon Lvovich Ferdman PAR, better known by his stage name Semyon Farada (, December 31, 1933, Nikolskoye village of Moscow Oblast, USSR – August 20, 2009, in Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. Early life Ferdman was born ...
as Shah Babadur * Vladimir Fyodorov as hairy one *Vasily Kortukov as royal jester *Maria Barabanova as first nurse *
Natalya Krachkovskaya Natalia Leonidovna Krachkovskaya (, née Belogortseva; 24 November 1938 – 3 March 2016) was a Soviet and Russian actress, Meritorious Artist (1998). Belogortseva was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. After graduation, she submitted documents to ...
as second nurse *Vladimir Yepiskoposian as servant of Babadur * Georgy Millyar as courtier of Babadur *Sergey Nikolayev as shooter *
Yuri Chernov Yury Nikolayevich Chernov (; born 24 April 1949) is a Soviet and Russian actor of theatre and cinema. Honored Artist of Russia (1994) and People's Artist of Russia (2008). Biography Yuri was born on 24 April 1949 in the city of Kuibyshev. ...
as herald *Viktor Mamaev as villain with a scar *
Yuliy Kim Yuliy Chersanovich Kim (, ; born 23 December 1936, Moscow) is a Russian bard (Soviet Union), bard, composer, poet, and songwriter. His songs, encompassing everything from mild humor to biting political satire, appear in dozens of Soviet movies, ...
as swindler *Mikislav Yuzovsky as guardsman in penal servitude


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* 1980s children's fantasy films 1980s musical fantasy films Films scored by Gennady Gladkov Gorky Film Studio films Soviet fantasy films Soviet musical films Films based on fairy tales Films based on works by Alexander Ostrovsky 1980s Russian-language films 1980s Soviet films 1985 musical films Soviet films based on plays {{child-film-stub