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Cast
Mikhail Pugovkin
as Yeremei, the tsar
Georgi Millyar
as Chudo-Yudo, also tsar
Anatoliy Kubatskiy
as Afonya, dyak
Lidiya Korolyova
as Praskovya, dyak woman
Aleksei Katyshev
as Andrei, a fisherman's son
Sergey Nikolaev
as Andrei, the tsar's son
Tatyana Klyuyeva
as Varvara the beauty
Varvara Popova
as Stepanida, nanny
Aleksandr Khvylia
as Duke de la Bull, most real pirate
Lev Potyomkin
as Marquis de la Kiss, most real pirate
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1970
Runtime1h 21m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresFamily, Fantasy
Votes37
DirectorAleksandr Rou
WritersMikhail Chuprin
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsBarbara the Fair with the Silken Hair
About Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair
One day, King Yeremei decides to go on a long hike in order to consider all his areas and compile their register. A well appears on his way home, but as soon as the sovereign bent over him, he was seized by the underwater king Chudo-Yudo and demanded an unusual ransom for his release — that which is in the state of Yeremei, but which he does not know about. The tsar is forced to agree to these conditions, because he thinks that each blade of grass was taken into account in the inventory — he still does not suspect that in his absence the Queen gave birth to him an heir.
Directed by Aleksandr Rou, Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair leans on a strong ensemble — Mikhail Pugovkin, Georgi Millyar, Anatoliy Kubatskiy — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about family titles of 1970.
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