The Kidnapping of a Wizard
Похищение чародея
Synopsis
A young post-graduate from Minsk Anna Mazurkevich comes to her native village, where she hasnt been for 12 years, to stay in her grannys house. Here, in peace and quiet, she is intended to write a thesis. But suddenly two strangers come and claim that yesterday in Minsk the houses owner let out to them for two weeks, and to convince her they switch on TV-set, where Annas mother confirm their words and asks her to stay for a while with their neighbor ankle Gena. All this looks very strange because not very clear how they managed to organize live broadcast. Then absolutely inexplicable things start to happen. The strangers say that they have to go to the XVIII century to find a genius, living at that moment right here, and take him to the future.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Viktor Kobzev
- Screenplay & Story
- Kir Bulychyov, Viktor Kobzev
- Original Score
- Algirdas Paulavicius
- Original Title
- Похищение чародея
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Production Studios
- Sverdlovsk Film Studio
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Viktor Kobzev
Kir Bulychyov, Viktor Kobzev
Algirdas Paulavicius
Rudolf Meshcheryagin
Department Leadership Roster
Viktor Kobzev
Director
Kir Bulychyov
Screenplay
Kir Bulychyov
Writer
Viktor Kobzev
Screenplay
Rudolf Meshcheryagin
Director of Photography
Algirdas Paulavicius
Original Music Composer
Valery Kukenkov
Production Design
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What is The Kidnapping of a Wizard about?
A young post-graduate from Minsk Anna Mazurkevich comes to her native village, where she hasnt been for 12 years, to stay in her grannys house. Here, in peace and quiet, she is intended to write a thesis. But suddenly two strangers come and claim that yesterday in Minsk the houses owner let out to them for two weeks, and to convince her they switch on TV-set, where Annas mother confirm their words and asks her to stay for a while with their neighbor ankle Gena. All this looks very strange because not very clear how they managed to organize live broadcast. Then absolutely inexplicable things start to happen. The strangers say that they have to go to the XVIII century to find a genius, living at that moment right here, and take him to the future.
Who directed The Kidnapping of a Wizard?
The Kidnapping of a Wizard was directed by Viktor Kobzev.
Who stars in The Kidnapping of a Wizard?
The principal cast of The Kidnapping of a Wizard includes Yuliya Aug, Romualdas Ramanauskas, Sergei Varchuk, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Yuri Demich.
When was The Kidnapping of a Wizard released and how long is it?
The Kidnapping of a Wizard was released in 1989 with a total runtime of 1h 45m.
Who composed the musical score for The Kidnapping of a Wizard?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Kidnapping of a Wizard was composed by Algirdas Paulavicius.