{"product_id":"ilya-muromets-aka-the-sword-the-dragon-blu-ray-1","title":"Ilya Muromets: aka The Sword \u0026 The Dragon (BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d1A8FbJWlQ8\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eILYA MUROMETS (THE SWORD \u0026amp; THE DRAGON), \u003c\/strong\u003e1956, Mosfilm, 87 min.Legendary fantasy filmmaker\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAleksandr Ptushko’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003esweeping, visual F\/X-filled epic is one of his most enchanting achievements:a stunning Cinemascope ballad of heroic medieval knights, ruthless Tugar invaders, wind demons and three-headed fire-breathing dragons.Based on one of the most famous\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ebyliny\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(oral epics) in Kievan Rus’ culture, the film stars Boris Andreyev as the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ebogatyr\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(warrior) Ilya, waging a decades-long battle against the Tugars who threaten his homeland, kidnap his wife and raise his own son to fight against him.Director Ptushko began his career in the 1930s and went on to become a combination of Walt Disney, Ray Harryhausen and Mario Bava for his dazzling, bejeweled fantasies including THE STONE FLOWER, SADKO, SAMPO and RUSLAN \u0026amp; LUDMILA.The first Cinemascope film produced in the Soviet Union, ILYA MUROMETS was released in a truncated, dubbed version in the U.S. as THE SWORD \u0026amp; THE DRAGON, downplaying the epic poetry and lyricism of the original.The film has been restored in 4K for its first-ever official U.S. release in its original form by Deaf Crocodile, in association with Seagull Films\u003ci\u003e. In Russian with English subtitles.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003edirected by: Aleksandr Ptushko\u003cbr\u003estarring: Boris Andreyev, Shukur Burkhanov\u003cbr\u003e1956 \/ 91 min \/ 2.35:1 \/ Russian Mono\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional info:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegion A Blu-ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary track by Steve Bissette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemembering Russian Film Scholar Alan Upchurch by Dennis Bartok\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRussian Fantastika Part One by Alan Upchurch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Making of The Sword and the Dragon by Aleksandr Ptushko (translated by Alan Upchurch)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew restoration trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish SDH subtitles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Deaf Crocodile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44689073078472,"sku":"DC-003CD","price":34.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/products\/IlyaMuromets.jpg?v=1653090791","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/ilya-muromets-aka-the-sword-the-dragon-blu-ray-1","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}