Wish Upon a Pike

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.

• Director: Aleksandr Rou
• Cast: Pyotr Savin, Georgi Millyar, Vladimir Lepko, Andrey Fayt, Ye. Terentyeva, Lev Potyomkin, Aleksandr Zhukov, Tatyana Strukova