The Tale About the Enamored Painter
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Synopsis
Once upon a time, a young and cheerful painter named Makar was invited to the king's palace... There he saw a beautiful woman trying on a crown. Makar fell in love, but was expelled from the palace. After undergoing all kinds of trials and heroic deeds, the former painter came to the palace to ask for the princess's hand in marriage, but saw before him a capricious ugly woman—and realized that he had been enchanted by the servant Katya.
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Nikolay Stotskiy
Макар - маляр
Nina Urgant
Королева
Olga Volkova
Её Величество Дризофила II
Valeri Ivchenko
Кащей
Yekaterina Golubeva
Катюша
Dmitriy Iosifov
«седой» заколдованный принц
Aleksandr Grave
Леший
Sergei Filippov
Главный мудрец
Georgiy Shtil
Водяной
Mariya Barabanova
Ягишна
Igor Dmitriev
придворный лекарь
Boris Arakelov
Georgiy Teykh
Anatoly Slivnikov
Pavel Pervushin
Semyon Berlin
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Nadezhda Kosheverova
- Screenplay & Story
- Mikhail Volpin, Valeri Frid, Aleksandr Bessmertniy
- Original Score
- Mieczysław Weinberg
- Original Title
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- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Production Studios
- Lenfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Nadezhda Kosheverova
Mikhail Volpin, Valeri Frid, Aleksandr Bessmertniy
Mieczysław Weinberg
Eduard Rozovsky
Izolda Golovko
Pyotr Orlov
Department Leadership Roster
Mikhail Volpin
Writer
Nadezhda Kosheverova
Director
Valeri Frid
Writer
Eduard Rozovsky
Director of Photography
Igor Vuskovich
Production Design
Mieczysław Weinberg
Original Music Composer
Izolda Golovko
Editor
Inessa Snezhkina-Sabanova
Costume Design
Yuriy Pangayev
Stunt Coordinator
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What is The Tale About the Enamored Painter about?
Once upon a time, a young and cheerful painter named Makar was invited to the king's palace... There he saw a beautiful woman trying on a crown. Makar fell in love, but was expelled from the palace. After undergoing all kinds of trials and heroic deeds, the former painter came to the palace to ask for the princess's hand in marriage, but saw before him a capricious ugly woman—and realized that he had been enchanted by the servant Katya.
Who directed The Tale About the Enamored Painter?
The Tale About the Enamored Painter was directed by Nadezhda Kosheverova.
Who stars in The Tale About the Enamored Painter?
The principal cast of The Tale About the Enamored Painter includes Nikolay Stotskiy, Nina Urgant, Olga Volkova, Valeri Ivchenko, Yekaterina Golubeva.
When was The Tale About the Enamored Painter released and how long is it?
The Tale About the Enamored Painter was released in 1987 with a total runtime of 1h 16m.
Who composed the musical score for The Tale About the Enamored Painter?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Tale About the Enamored Painter was composed by Mieczysław Weinberg.