Cain XVIII (Russian: Каин XVIII) is a 1963 film from the Soviet Union, adapted from Evgeny Shvarts' play, Two friends. The Soviet film industry reported that 21.7 million spectators saw the film.
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Plot
A famous inventor ("The Professor") creates an extra-powerful weapon—an explosive mosquito. King Cain XVIII dreams of conquering the world and marrying the princess, but she is also loved by Yan, a vagrant musician. Yan's love leads him to surmount many obstacles and simultaneously thwart the insidious plans of the king.
Cast
Erast Garin as King Cain XVIII
Lidiya Sukharevskaya as Queen Vlasta
Mikhail Zharov as Minister of War
Yuri Lyubimov as First Minister
Alexander Demyanenko as Yan
Stanislav Khitrov as Jean
Rina Zelyonaya as Foreign Governess
Alexandr Beniaminov as Professor
Bruno Freindlich as Chief of Secret Police
Georgi Vitsin as Freelance Hangman
Boris Chirkov as Lavatory Worker
Igor Dmitriev as General
Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova as First Dame
Marina Polbentseva as Professor's Wife
Nikolay Trofimov as Agent 214
Anatoly Korolkevich as Agent with a carnation