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Sergei Stolyarov, Alla Larionova, Mikhail Troyanovsky, Nadir Malishevsky, Anastasia Vertinskaya ... see more see more... , Yuri Leonidov , Ivan Pereverzev , Nikolai Kryuchkov , Ninel Myshkova , Stepan Kayukov , Mikhail Astangov , Sergei Martinson , B. Surovtsev , Edward Stolar , Maurice Troyna , Olga Viklandt

The Magic Voyage of Sinbad is the American release title for Sadko, an outsized 1952 Russian fantasy film. Based on the Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov opera of the same name, the film details the efforts of ... read more read more...seafaring Sadko (Sergei Stolyarov) to rescue the citizens of Covason from their despotic rulers. To do this, he must seek and capture the fabled Bluebird of Happiness (aka The Phoenix). The most fanciful sequence takes place in the undersea domain of King Neptune, which though elaborately staged looks a bit like a special exhibit at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Though the film is not a musical, the strains of Rimsky-Korsakov are heard throughout, sometimes taken from sources other than Sadko. Alexander Ptushko is credited with the direction on Sadko, though James Landis is cited in some sources as director; in fact, Landis oversaw the recutting and redubbing of the American version, which was distributed in 1962. The scripter for the revamped Magic Voyage of Sinbad was Francis Ford Coppola, but you'd never know it. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 19 min.

Directed by: Aleksandr Ptushko, Alexander Ptushko

Release Date: January 1, 1953

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DVD Release Date: September 21, 2004

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  • moonrivers
    May 11, 2009
    moonrivers
    altho made in 1952 this seems as if a silent film from the grand old age somehow made with sound and color (which makes no sense i know). magic permeates this, the magic of childhood, the perception of childhood, the perception that believes in Christmas because NOT to believe w... read moreas even worst than however foolish believing made one. a russian tale of adventure innocently yet stirringly told, of a journey (doh!), a little romance, some action, etc., etc., etc.
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