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Wish upon a Pike (1938)

Wish upon a Pike (1938)

Fantasy Family
Release Date: 1938, June 6
Directors: Aleksandr Rou
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Soyuzdetfilm
Cast: Mariya Kravchunovskaya, Andrey Fayt, Pyotr Savin, Georgi Millyar, Lidiya Ryumina, Lev Potyomkin, Ye. Terentyeva, Tatyana Strukova, Vladimir Lepko, Aleksandr Zhukov

Overview:

Adapted from four different Russian folk-tales, this early Soviet fantasy film tells the story of Emelya the Fool, who, fishing one day, catches a talking pike who pleads for his life and in return grants Emelya wishes for a life spared.