By Pike (1938)
Original title: По щучьему велению
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Adapted from four different Russian folk-tales, this early Soviet fantasy film tells the story of Emelya the Fool, who, fishing one day, catches a talking pike who pleads for his life and in return grants Emelya wishes for a life spared.
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Pyotr SavinYemelya
Georgi MillyarTsar Gorokh
Vladimir LepkoCook
Andrey FaytMukhamed-agaYe. TerentyevaTsarevna Nesmeyana
Lev PotyomkinGeneral (as L. Potyomkin)Aleksandr ZhukovHeraldTatyana StrukovaNurse (as T. Strukova)
Lidiya RyuminaNurse
Mariya KravchunovskayaMama EmeliMovie DNA
Genre affinityFantasy · FamilyPacingShortEmotional intensityFamilyDirector preference370710Actor preference354767 · 365615 · 285091Country preferenceSu
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What is By Pike about?
Adapted from four different Russian folk-tales, this early Soviet fantasy film tells the story of Emelya the Fool, who, fishing one day, catches a talking pike who pleads for his life and in return grants Emelya wishes for a life spared.
How long is By Pike?
By Pike has a runtime of 57 minutes.