TMDb Rating
5.0/10
40 verified votes
The Sword and the Dragon (1956)
AdventureFantasy
91 min
"Eye-Filling Spectacle! Man Against Monsters! The Largest Cast Ever Used in a Motion Picture! A cast of 106,000! 11,000 horses!"
Plot Summary
Paralyzed since birth, Ilya can only watch helplessly as his village is plundered by barbarians. But when a mysterious traveler arrives with a magic elixir that restores him to full health, Ilya begins an adventure to protect the village and the royal family from harm.
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Keywords to include
AdventureFantasyAleksandr PtushkoBoris AndreyevNinel Myshkova1956
Director
Aleksandr Ptushko
Top Cast
Boris AndreyevNinel MyshkovaShukur BurkhanovAndrei AbrikosovGeorgi Demin
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