Wish upon a Pike

57min

Fantasy

Family

Adapted from four different Russian folk-tales, this early Soviet fantasy film tells the story of Emelya the Fool, who, fishing one day, catches a talking pike who pleads for his life and in return grants Emelya wishes for a life spared.

Cast

Georgi Millyar

Georgi Millyar

Tsar Gorokh
Andrey Fayt

Andrey Fayt

Mukhamed-aga
Ye. Terentyeva

Ye. Terentyeva

Tsarevna Nesmeyana
Lev Potyomkin

Lev Potyomkin

General (as L. Potyomkin)
Tatyana Strukova

Tatyana Strukova

Nurse (as T. Strukova)

Release date

6th Jun 1938

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Pусский