Overview
The evil wizard Black Whirlwind steals the herd of a shepherd boy named Andriesh along with his faithful dog Lupar. Andriesh sets off to rescue them. On the way, he receives a magical flute as a gift, which helps him find his way to the wizard's castle — and comes to the aid of Black Whirlwind's numerous victims, who have long suffered from the tyrant's misdeeds. Based on a Moldovan fairy tale by Emilian Bukov.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Ihor Shamo
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Suren Shakhbazyan
Details
- Directors
- Writers
- Yemelian BukovScreenplay
- S. LyalinScreenplay
- Grigoriy KoltunovScreenplay
- Original title
- Андриеш
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 1, 1954
- Original language
- Moldavian
- Countries
- Soviet Union
Production
Cast
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