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Wish upon a Pike is a film of genre Fantasy directed by Alexandre Rou released in USA on 7 july 1938 with Ivan Moskvine

Wish upon a Pike (1938)

По щучьему веленью

Wish upon a Pike
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Wish upon a Pike (Russian: По щучьему веленью) is a 1938 fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Rou, which is debut and filmed at Soyuzdetfilm. It is adapted from a play by Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya, itself based on several tales from Slavic folklore.

Synopsis

Yemelya the fool catches a magical pike that grants him wishes in exchange for its life.

Actors

Ivan Moskvine

(le sourd)
Andrei Veit

(Mukhamed-aga)
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