The Magic Treasure

1950 0h 20m RU

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

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★10.0TMDB · 1★7IMDB · 35

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Synopsis

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Based on the Buryats - Mongolian fairy tale by Malyarevsky. Once a brave and honest shepherd Bair rescued from the claws of a black vulture a magic bird. The bird thanked the shepherd by presenting him with a magic chest. All that fell into this chest, it became new and doubled. The greedy merchant Galsan heard about the wonderful gift of the bird and deceived the chest from Bair.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vladimir Balashov
shepherd Bair
Vladimir Gribkov
merchant Galsan
Erast Garin
judge
Aleksandra Panova
Galsan's wife
Natalya Gitserot
Magic bird

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dmitriy Babichenko
Writers: Pavel Malyarevsky
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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ERA

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76 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 Dmitriy Babichenko, shot by Mikhail Druyan. 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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Editor Lidiya Kyaksht shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Vladimir Balashov and Vladimir Gribkov and Erast Garin carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4162812 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Dmitriy Babichenko directs. Mikhail Druyan behind the camera. Lidiya Kyaksht cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
276 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Dmitriy Babichenko, shot by Mikhail Druyan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Lidiya Kyaksht shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Vladimir Balashov and Vladimir Gribkov and Erast Garin carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt4162812 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.