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Ilya Muromets
“Eye-Filling Spectacle! Man Against Monsters! The Largest Cast Ever Used in a Motion Picture! A cast of 106,000! 11,000 horses!”
5.0 / 10• 1956• 1h 31m•NR• Russian
AdventureFantasy
Storyline
Paralyzed since birth, Ilya can only watch helplessly as his village is plundered by barbarians. But when a mysterious traveler arrives with a magic elixir that restores him to full health, Ilya begins an adventure to protect the village and the royal family from harm.
Cast & Crew
Boris Andreyev
Ilya Muromets
Lead
Andrei Abrikosov
Prince Vladimir
Natalya Medvedeva
Princess Apraksia
Ninel Myshkova
Vasilisa
Aleksandr Shvorin
Sokolnichek
Sergei Martinson
Mishatychka
GD
Georgi Dyomin
Dobrynya Nikitich
Sergey Stolyarov
Alyosha Popovich
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Aleksandr Ptushko's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ilya Muromets is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
