ILYA MUROMETS (THE SWORD & THE DRAGON) - RESTORATION TRAILER

Now available on Blu-ray.
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ILYA MUROMETS (THE SWORD & THE DRAGON), 1956, 87 min. Legendary fantasy filmmaker Aleksandr Ptushko’s sweeping, 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. The film stars Boris Andreyev as the bogatyr (warrior) Ilya, a mythic figure in the Kyivan Rus’ culture that pre-dated both modern Ukraine and Russia (much of the film’s action is set in Kyiv, and Ilya’s relics are held today in the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery). Based on a series of famous byliny (oral epics), the film follows Ilya as he wages 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 & LUDMILA. The first Cinemascope film produced in the Soviet Union, ILYA MUROMETS was released in a truncated, dubbed version in the U.S. at the height of the Cold War as THE SWORD & 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. In Russian with English subtitles.

[@xmackdaddy69]

The Largest Cast Ever Used in a Motion Picture!
A cast of 106,000! 11,000 horses!

[@wallhogpresents1550]

Saw this in a theater in the 50's. Have never forgotten some of the scenes. Look forward to the update.

[@Enshohma]

SO looking forward to this release: the restored print looks amazing! Plus, giant three-headed dragons are always a good choice!

[@Brimikonizzle]

Looks awesome!

[@carlborman5165]

Got my copie today ! 🤗

[@Xenofauna]

Oh WOW.

[@arachnid4617]

I've never seen this, but the trailer is amazing. Day one, blind buy for sure! Thank you, Deaf Crocodile!

[@janeywan]

Excellent choice.

[@Jetwolf]

Crom! ⚔

[@foldedspace2391]

Damn...just saw this and it's sold out. Any chance there will be more copies available?

[@deafcrocodile]

No more of the slipcover edition, but the standard edition will be reprinted. 👍

[@stefanocamusi2325]

Music?

[@deafcrocodile]

Tchaikovsky

[@thomaszaccone3960]

Interesting but really needs an updated high tech version a la Lord of the Rings technology

[@MJanovicable]

Nope.

[@inactiveuser1981]

@@MJanovicable Well those Lord of the Rings movies are already that update! ;)

[@moviereviews1446]

That would be nice but they should keep to the practical effects and having 100,000 extras.