This fairy tale film is dedicated to the memory of the great film director Alexander Row, the founder of the genre. Once upon a time there lived a brave and kind hero named Finist the Bright Falcon. He was famous for his strength, courage and a heart of gold. But one day the Russian land was attacked by an evil enemy, Kartaus, who turned our hero into a forest monster. This spell was cast on a condition that Finist might become a man again, should a beautiful girl, Alyonushka, fall in love with him while he was a beast.
Released: Dec 30, 1975
Runtime: 79 minutes
Stars: Vyacheslav Voskresensky, Svetlana Orlova, Mikhail Kononov, Mikhail Pugovkin, Aleksei Smirnov, Lyudmila Khityaeva
Crew: Gennadi Vasilyev (Director), Aleksandr Rou (Writer), Lev Potyomkin (Writer), Roman Conbrandt (Director), Yuri Malinovsky (Camera Operator), Vladimir Okunev (Camera Operator)