Name: The Sword and the Dragon
Director: Aleksandr Ptushko
Released: 1956
Duration: 1 h 23 min

The Sword and the Dragon

“Eye-Filling Spectacle! Man Against Monsters! The Largest Cast Ever Used in a Motion Picture! A cast of 106,000! 11,000 horses!”

1956 · 1 h 23 min

Directed by

Aleksandr Ptushko

Adventure Fantasy

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Cast

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Plot

Paralyzed since birth, Ilya can only walk after a miracle, and becomes the hero Ilya Muromets against the Tatars.

Sinekatalog’s take

Aleksandr Ptushko's Soviet fantasy epic, Ilya Muromets, is a grand, colorful folk-tale spectacle and was reedited for American release.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 5.8 / 10 (1,675 votes)
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