Ilya Muromets (Илья Муромец), known in the US as The Sword & the Dragon, is a Soviet fantasy film directed by the noted fantasy director Aleksandr Ptushko, made at Mosfilm and released in 1956. It is based on the byliny tales of the bogatyr Ilya Muromets.
In 1960, the film was dubbed and released by Roger Corman and Valiant Pictures, excising around 12 minutes of footage.
Cast[]
Image | Character | Original Actor | Dub Actor |
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Ilya Muromets | Boris Andreyev | Marvin Miller |
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Prince Kalin | Shukur Burkhanov | Paul Frees |
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Kalin's Envoy | ¿? | |
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Narrator | N/A | Mike Wallace |
Notes[]
- The original version only contained a single title screen, however a remastered print by Video Yesteryear contains opening credits attributing Marvin Miller as starring voice actor (likely implying he voiced Ilya, though not definitively credited), and future 60 Minutes host Mike Wallace as narrator.[1]
- Well-known veteran voice actor Paul Frees is known to have voiced Kalin, as well as his Envoy (who noticeably sounds like Burgermeister Meisterburger from Rankin/Bass' Santa Claus is Comin' to Town).
- Ruscico would later release the original Ilya Muromets on DVD with a "voice-over" English dub track. Deaf Crocodile Films would also release the original Ilya Muromets on Blu-ray in a sub-only format.
Video Releases[]
Distributor | Year | Format | Region | Country | |
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VCI Home Video | 1989 | ![]() |
NTSC | United States | ![]() |
Video Yesteryear | 2008 | ![]() |
1 NTSC |
References[]
- ↑ Sword And The Dragon (1960): Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
External Links[]
- The Sword & the Dragon on the Internet Movie Database