Sadko

Jan 5 1953 N/A 1h 25m
Adventure, Fantasy

Sadko is based on an opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, which was based on a Russian epic tale of the same name. In the old Russian city of Novgorod, the merchants are feasting in a gorgeous palace and Sadko is bragging that he can bring to their land a sweet-voiced bird of happiness. They laugh at him, but he is offered help by the Ocean King's daughter, who is mesmerized by Sadko's singing and is in love with him. The hero is destined to visit many lands in his search of the bird. First shown in the USA in 1953 with English subtitles. This entry is for 1962 English-dub by Roger Corman's Filmgroup, which runs about 8 minutes shorter (removes much of the music) than the Russian original (see, Sadko, 1953)

Plot

An oddly Russian Sinbad seeks to bring happiness to his people - first by trying to give money and goods to the poor, then by seeking out the Blue Bird of Happiness.

Written by

Konstantin Isaev, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Directed by

Aleksandr Ptushko

Cast

Sergey Stolyarov, Alla Larionova, Ninel Myshkova

Crew

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Production Countries

Soviet Union

Production Companies

Filmgroup, The Filmgroup, Mosfilm

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,288
Average Rating
5.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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