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The Sword and the Dragon (1956) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1956 · 91 mins · Russian
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- Directed by
- Aleksandr Ptushko
- Starring
- Natalya Medvedeva, Mikhail Pugovkin, Boris Andreyev, Ninel Myshkova, Sadykbek Dzhamanov, Sergei Martinson
A massive epic with a cast of 106,000 and over 11,000 horses. Born paralyzed, Ilya can only watch his village fall to marauding barbarians until a mysterious traveler offers a magic elixir that restores his mobility. Reinvigorated, he embarks on a peril‑filled quest to defend his home and the royal family.
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