The Magic Voyage of Sinbad

IMDb 5.6 1953 80 min ActionAdventureFamilyFantasy

Director

Aleksandr Ptushko

Country

SU

Plot Summary

Sadko is based on an opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, which was based on a Russian epic tale of the same name. In the old Russian city of Novgorod, the merchants are feasting in a gorgeous palace and Sadko is bragging that he can bring to their land a sweet-voiced bird of happiness. They laugh at him, but he is offered help by the Ocean King's daughter, who is mesmerized by Sadko's singing and is in love with him. The hero is destined to visit many lands in his search of the bird. First shown in the USA in 1953 with English subtitles. This entry is for 1962 English-dub by Roger Corman's Filmgroup, which runs about 8 minutes shorter (removes much of the music) than the Russian original (see, Sadko, 1953)

Top Cast

Sergey Stolyarov
Sergey Stolyarov Sadko [Sinbad in dubbed version]
Alla Larionova
Alla Larionova Lyubava
Ninel Myshkova
Ninel Myshkova Princess of Lake Ilmen
B. Surovtsev
B. Surovtsev Hadabad, the boy
Mikhail Troyanovsky
Mikhail Troyanovsky Trifon