Ilya Muromets
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£24.00
Legendary Russian fantasy filmmaker Aleksandr Ptushko’s sweeping, visual
F/X-filled epic ILYA MUROMETS (THE SWORD & THE DRAGON) is one of
his most enchanting achievements: a stunning Cinemascope ballad of
heroic medieval knights, ruthless Tugar invaders, wind demons and
three-headed fire-breathing dragons, all set against a mythic landscape
of pastoral, unspoiled Russia. Based on one of the most famous byliny
(oral epics) in Old Russian culture, the film stars Boris Andreyev as
the bogatyr (knight) Ilya, waging a decades-long battle against the
Tugars who threaten his homeland, kidnap his wife and raise his own son
to fight against him.
| Format | |
| Format type | Blu-Ray |
| Film | |
| Year | 1956 |
| Rating | 15 |
| Director | Aleksandr Ptushko |
| Starring | Boris Andreyev Shukur Burkhanov |
| Country | Russia |
| Label | Deaf Crocodile |
| Region tv | Region A |
| Language | Russian |
| Subtitles | English SDH subtitles |
| Running time | 91 mins |
| Aspect ratio | 2.35:1 |
| Case type | Standard |
| Extra features | Audio commentary track by Steve Bissette Remembering Russian Film Scholar Alan Upchurch by Dennis Bartok Russian Fantastika Part One by Alan Upchurch The Making of The Sword and the Dragon by Aleksandr Ptushko (translated by Alan Upchurch) New restoration trailer |
