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The City of Masters

1965 film directed by Vladimir Bychko

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[lower-alpha 1] by Tamara Gabbe [ru].[1][2][3]

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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

  1. Gabbe's play was described as fairy tale, because at these times there was no genre of fantasy in Soviet classification

References

  1. [1]
    В Беларуси тоже делали фильмы, которые смотрели по всему СССР. Кто был их режиссером?
  2. [2]
    Лучшие фильмы, которые нужно бы показать российским детям (список)
  3. [3]
    Отечественному фильму "Город мастеров" исполнилось 50 лет
  4. [4]
    Город мастеров
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