May Night, or the Drowned Maiden

Overview

The son of an obstinate mayor cannot get his father's consent to wed the beautiful Hanna. He receives unexpected assistance from evil, mysterious forces – Satan, witches, and rusalki – who work together to bring the couple happiness, bringing mayhem and celebration.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 17, 1953

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Gorky Film Studios

Cast

Nikolai Dosenko,Tatyana Konyukhova,Liliya Yudina,Georgi Millyar,Aleksandr Zhukov,Galina Grigoryeva,Aleksandr Khvylia,Emma Tsesarskaya,Anton Dunaiskyi,Georgy Gumilevskyand 2 more

Director

Aleksandr Rou

Writer

Nikolai Gogol,Konstantin Isayev

Producer

Boris Krakovskiy

Cinematography

Gavriil Egiazarov

Music

Sergey Pototsky

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0046056