The City of Masters (Russian: Город мастеров) is a 1965 Belarusian Soviet fantasy adventure film directed by Vladimir Bychkov based on a children's fantasy play with the same name by Tamara Gabbe.
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Plot
The film takes place in a free city in medieval Europe populated by cheerful artisans and craftsmen, who suddenly find themselves enslaved by a malevolent Duke de Malicorn. But not for long. A group of the city dwellers escape into forests and begin to fight for liberation. The plot involves a love storyline.
Cast
Leading
Georgi Lapeto as Karakol' the humpback, the hero; voice actor: Igor Yasulovich
Marianna Vertinskaya as Veronika, Karakol's sweetheart
Lev Lemke as Duke de Malikorn, the invader
Savely Kramarov as Klik-Klyak, son of city mayor, enamored with Veronika, traitor; voice: Georgy Shtil
Supporting
Pavel Shpringfeld as Musharon, city mayor, appointed by the invaders
Yelizaveta Uvarova as granny Tafaro, fortune-teller, who predicts that Karakol will free the city and marry Veronika
Roman Filippov, baron (not in the play)
Vasiliy Bychkov as Timolle (as Vasya Buchkov)
Zinovy Gerdt as an artist
Igor Yasulovich as Gwen (Firen Jr. in the play), brother of Veronika