Ruslan and Ludmila is a 1972 film directed by Aleksandr Ptushko. It is based on the poem of the same name written by Alexander Pushkin in 1820.
It is the last of the many fairytale films Ptushko directed, and, according to film critics, the most successful. Ptushko died a year after this film was released.
Plot
The hero of the movie is the bogatyr Ruslan who sets off in search of his kidnapped bride, Ludmila. To rescue his beloved, he will have to overcome many obstacles, and battle the sorcerers Chernomor and Naina.
Cast
Valeri Kozinets as Ruslan (voiced by Feliks Yavorsky)
Natalya Petrova as Lyudmila (voiced by Nina Gulyaeva)
Vladimir Fyodorov as Chernomor the Wizard (voiced by Valery Nosik)
Maria Kapnist as Naina the Witch (as Maria Kapnist-Serko)
Andrei Abrikosov as Vladimir
Igor Yasulovich as Finn
Vyacheslav Nevinny as Farlaf
Oleg Mokshantsev as Rogdai
Ruslan Akhmetov as Ratmir
Sergey Martinson as Ambassador
Eve Kivi as fisherwoman
Valery Nosik as messenger
