Maria, the Wonderful Weaver

"A Fantastic and Magical Story of a Fairyland Kingdom Under the Sea"

1959 1h 14m RU

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 25

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Synopsis

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An old soldier helps a young boy find his mother, who's been kidnapped to the magical underwater kingdom in a remote Russian lake.

“A Fantastic and Magical Story of a Fairyland Kingdom Under the Sea”

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Cast

Ninel Myshkova
Мariya
Viktor Perevalov
Ivanushka, her son
Mikhail Kuznetsov
The Old Soldier
Anatoliy Kubatskiy
Whirlpool XIII
Olga Khadhapuridze
Аlyonushka
Georgi Millyar
Prime Minister Croaker
Vera Altayskaya
Тetushka-Nepogochuska
Aleksandr Khvylia
Mudrets-Mulchanik

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aleksandr Rou
Writers: Yevgeni Shvarts
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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67 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aleksandr Rou, shot by Dmitri Surensky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andrey Volkonsky. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Ninel Myshkova and Viktor Perevalov and Mikhail Kuznetsov carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Fantastic and Magical Story of a Fairyland Kingdom Under the Sea".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0054065 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Aleksandr Rou directs. Dmitri Surensky behind the camera. Andrey Volkonsky scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
267 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Aleksandr Rou, shot by Dmitri Surensky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Andrey Volkonsky. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Ninel Myshkova and Viktor Perevalov and Mikhail Kuznetsov carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A Fantastic and Magical Story of a Fairyland Kingdom Under the Sea".
7IMDB entry: tt0054065 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.