Rejuvenating Apples

1974 0h 20m RU

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 8

AnimationFantasy

Synopsis

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The peasant sends his sons in search of rejuvenating apples. The eldest sons go to a tavern, and the youngest, with the help of a Gray Wolf, gets apples for his father and marries a beautiful Blue-eyed woman.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Boris Andreyev
Father (voice)
Anatoliy Papanov
Grey Wolf / Older brother / Middle brother (voice)
Georgi Millyar
Koshchey the Immortal (voice)
Garri Bardin
Ivan (voice)
Yuliana Bugayeva
Blue-eyed girl (voice)
Elvira Brunovskaya
Magic bird Sirin (voice)
Aleksei Gribov
Warrior (voice, uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ivan Aksenchuk
Writers: Albert Sazhin
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ivan Aksenchuk, shot by Boris Kotov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Margarita Mikheeva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Boris Andreyev and Anatoliy Papanov and Georgi Millyar carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1070820 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ivan Aksenchuk directs. Boris Kotov behind the camera. Yury Saulsky scores. Margarita Mikheeva cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
252 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Ivan Aksenchuk, shot by Boris Kotov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yury Saulsky. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Margarita Mikheeva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Boris Andreyev and Anatoliy Papanov and Georgi Millyar carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1070820 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.