Family ·Fantasy · Soviet Union · 1959 · 1h 14m

Maria, the Wonderful Weaver

Марья-искусница

Maria, the Wonderful Weaver poster
Director
Aleksandr Rou
Cast
Ninel Myshkova as Мariya Viktor Perevalov as Ivanushka, her son Mikhail Kuznetsov as The Old Soldier Anatoliy Kubatskiy as Whirlpool XIII Olga Khadhapuridze as Аlyonushka Georgi Millyar as Prime Minister Croaker
Crew
Dmitri Surensky — Director of Photography Andrey Volkonsky — Original Music Composer Yevgeni Shvarts — Writer Leonid Lukov — Producer Yevgeni Galei — Production Design Nora Muller — Costume Design
Tagline

A Fantastic and Magical Story of a Fairyland Kingdom Under the Sea

Synopsis

An old soldier helps a young boy find his mother, who's been kidnapped to the magical underwater kingdom in a remote Russian lake.

Mood & Themes
witchfairy taleanthropomorphismboy heroundersea kingdom
Key Collaborators
Aleksandr Rou Director Dmitri Surensky Director of Photography Andrey Volkonsky Original Music Composer Yevgeni Shvarts Writer Leonid Lukov Producer Yevgeni Galei Production Design Nora Muller Costume Design
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