The Tale Is Told

1970 0h 19m RU

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9.5

MASTERPIECE

★9.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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Ivan Czarevich is led by his servant to the castle of Kashchey to rescue the beautiful czarevna. But a lazy and silly knight could hardly be the real hero of this fairy tale.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nina Gulyayeva
Aleksandr Khanov
Klara Rumyanova
Vladimir Troshin
Anatoliy Papanov
Georgi Millyar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ivan Aksenchuk
Writers: Boris Larin
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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56 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 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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Original score by Yevgeniy Botyarov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Editor Izabella Gerasimova 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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Nina Gulyayeva and Aleksandr Khanov and Klara Rumyanova carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6347186 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ivan Aksenchuk directs. Mikhail Druyan behind the camera. Yevgeniy Botyarov scores. Izabella Gerasimova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
256 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Ivan Aksenchuk, shot by Mikhail Druyan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yevgeniy Botyarov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Izabella Gerasimova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Nina Gulyayeva and Aleksandr Khanov and Klara Rumyanova carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt6347186 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.