Cain XVIII | |
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Directed by |
Nadezhda Kosheverova Mikhail Shapiro |
Produced by | Lenfilm |
Written by |
Evgeny Shvarts Nikolai Erdman |
Starring |
Erast Garin Aleksandr Demyanenko Yuri Lyubimov |
Music by | Antonio Spadaveccia |
Cinematography | Eduard Rozovsky |
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Running time
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94 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Cain XVIII (Russian: Каин XVIII) is a 1963 film from the Soviet Union, adapted from Evgeny Shvarts' tale Two friends. The Soviet film industry reported that 21.7 million spectators saw the film.
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.