The City of Masters
1965 film directed by Vladimir Bychko
- Nikolai Erdman
- Tamara Gabbe [ru]
- Georgi Lapeto
- Marianna Vertinskaya
- Lev Lemke
- Pavel Shpringfeld
- Savely Kramarov
- Mikhail Ardabyevsky
- Alexander Knyazhinsky
Production
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Belarusfilm
The City of Masters (Russian: Город мастеров) is a 1965 Belarusian Soviet fantasy adventure film directed by Vladimir Bychkov [ru] based on a children's fantasy play[a] by Tamara Gabbe [ru].[1][2][3]
Plot
The film takes place in a free city in medieval Europe populated by cheerful artisans and craftsmen, who suddenly find themselves enslaved by a malevolent Duke de Malicorn. But not for long. A group of the city dwellers escape into forests and begin to fight for liberation. The plot involves a love storyline.[4]
Cast
Leading
- Georgi Lapeto [ru] as Karakol' the humpback, the hero; voice actor: Igor Yasulovich
- Marianna Vertinskaya [ru] as Veronika, Karakol's sweetheart
- Lev Lemke as Duke de Malikorn, the invader
- Savely Kramarov as Klik-Klyak, son of city mayor, enamored with Veronika, traitor; voice: Georgy Shtil [ru]
Supporting
- Pavel Shpringfeld as Musharon, city mayor, appointed by the invaders
- Yelizaveta Uvarova as granny Tafaro, fortune-teller, who predicts that Karakol will free the city and marry Veronika
- Roman Filippov, baron (not in the play)
- Vasiliy Bychkov as Timolle (as Vasya Buchkov)
- Zinovy Gerdt as an artist
- Igor Yasulovich as Gwen (Firen Jr. in the play), brother of Veronika
Notes
- ^ Gabbe's play was described as fairy tale, because at these times there was no genre of fantasy in Soviet classification
References
External links
- The City of Masters at IMDb
