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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
In this whimsical television play based on a fairy-tale by Karel Čapek, an enterprising detective goes on a globe-trotting adventure to catch a mysterious wizard.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 59GoodWatch 59
IMDb5.9
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for comedies, −9 min on the typical 100
typical 10091Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1965
January 1, 1965
61 years ago
Genres
ComedyTV MovieFantasyLanguage
Russian
Original language
Made in
Russia
and 10 more14 people
- Sergei YurskyDetective Sidney Hall
- Izil ZabludovskiyMagician
- Nikolay TrofimovKing
- Anna LisyanskayaKing's Mother
- Olga AntonovaPrincess
- Anatoly KorolkevichChancellor
- Vladimir TrukhanovBookkeeper
- Nikolai ValyanoPolice Chief
Viktor KharitonovLovicek
Natalya TenyakovaAlice
Mariya Prizvan-SokolovaOld Lady- AMAlbert MirovVashek
Aleksandr OrlovKing's Counsellor
Pavel SukhanovJudge
Directing · 1
- David Karasik Director
Writing · 2
- Roza Kopylova Writer
- Karel Čapek Novel
Camera · 1
- Vladimir Gellerman Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Vadim Kuznetsov Music
Art · 1
- Sergey Skinteyev Art Direction
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