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Cain XVIII
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.
| Cain XVIII | |
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| Directed by | Nadezhda Kosheverova Mikhail Shapiro |
| Written by | Evgeny Shvarts (play) Nikolai Erdman |
| Produced by | Lenfilm |
| Starring | Erast Garin Aleksandr Demyanenko Yuri Lyubimov |
| Cinematography | Eduard Rozovsky |
| Music by | Antonio Spadaveccia |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Plot edit
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 edit
- 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 Ian
- 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
External links edit
- Kain XVIII at IMDb
- (in Russian) In ru.wikiquote
- (in Russian) Yuri Lyubimov about film