The City of Masters (Russian: Город мастеров) is a 1965 Belarusian Soviet fantasy adventure film directed by Vladimir Bychkov based on a children's fantasy play[a] by Tamara Gabbe.[1][2][3]
| The City of Masters | |
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| Russian: Город мастеров | |
| Directed by | Vladimir Bychkov |
| Written by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | |
| Edited by | Vera Kolyadenko |
| Music by | Oleg Karavaychuk |
Production company | |
| Country | Byelorussian SSR |
| Language | Russian |
Plot
editThe film takes place in a free city in medieval Europe populated by cheerful artisans and craftsmen, who suddenly find themselves enslaved by a malevolent Duke de Malicorn. But not for long. A group of the city dwellers escape into forests and begin to fight for liberation. The plot involves a love storyline.[4]
Cast
editLeading
edit- Georgi Lapeto as Karakol' the humpback, the hero; voice actor: Igor Yasulovich
- Marianna Vertinskaya as Veronika, Karakol's sweetheart
- Lev Lemke as Duke de Malikorn, the invader
- Savely Kramarov as Klik-Klyak, son of city mayor, enamored with Veronika, traitor; voice: Georgy Shtil
Supporting
edit- Pavel Shpringfeld as Musharon, city mayor, appointed by the invaders
- Yelizaveta Uvarova as granny Tafaro, fortune-teller, who predicts that Karakol will free the city and marry Veronika
- Roman Filippov, baron (not in the play)
- Vasiliy Bychkov as Timolle (as Vasya Buchkov)
- Zinovy Gerdt as an artist
- Igor Yasulovich as Gwen (Firen Jr. in the play), brother of Veronika
Notes
edit- ^ Gabbe's play was described as fairy tale, because at these times there was no genre of fantasy in Soviet classification