Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair (1970): Cast & Plot
Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair is a 1970 family fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Rou, starring Georgi Millyar as Chudo-Yudo, also tsar, Mikhail Pugovkin and Sergey Nikolaev. It runs 1 hour 21 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 21m (81 min)
- Director
- Aleksandr Rou
- Original language
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Russian - Studio
- Gorky Film Studios
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair About?
The premise of Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
King Yeremei sets out on an extensive trek to survey his realm and record its boundaries. While returning he stops at a well, leans over, and is captured by the underwater ruler Chudo‑Yudo, who demands a mysterious ransom that exists within Yeremei’s kingdom but remains unknown to the king. Believing his inventory accounts for every detail, the tsar reluctantly consents, unaware that during his absence the queen has given birth to an heir.
Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair Themes & Keywords
· 21 tags- daughter
- love
- czar
- witch
- transformation
- testing
- test of character
- substitute
- russia
- riddle
- prince
- princess
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- nanny
- metamorphosis
- medieval times
- marriage proposal
- gluttony
- fairy tale
- dead ringer
- comic king
- challenge
Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair Cast & Characters
Georgi Millyar leads the cast as Chudo-Yudo, also tsar, with Mikhail Pugovkin as Yeremei, the tsar and Sergey Nikolaev as Andrei, the tsar's son. Directed by Aleksandr Rou; 23 actors are credited in all.
- Director Aleksandr Rou
- Georgi Millyar as Chudo-Yudo, also tsar
- Mikhail Pugovkin as Yeremei, the tsar
- Sergey Nikolaev as Andrei, the tsar's son
- Aleksei Katyshev as Andrei, a fisherman's son
Also Starring in Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair
· 19 more- Tatyana Klyuyeva Varvara the beauty
- Valentina Ananina fisherwoman
- Aleksandr Khvylya Duke de la Bull, most real pirate
- Anatoliy Kubatskiy Afonya, dyak
- Vera Altayskaya jolly old lady
- Boris Sichkin groom
- Inga Budkevich nanny
- Anastasiya Zuyeva storyteller
- Lidiya Korolyova Praskovya, dyak woman
- Lev Potyomkin Marquis de la Kiss, most real pirate
- Zoya Vasilkova nanny
- Vera Petrova Malanya, the queen
- Tamara Yarenko nanny
- Arkadi Tsinman Baron de la Pig, most real pirate
- Yelizaveta Kuzyurina mother
- Varvara Popova Stepanida, nanny
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- Roman Yuryev groom
- Isaac Leongarov Viscount de la Dog, most real pirate
- Ivan Baida groom
More from Aleksandr Rou
More films directed by Aleksandr Rou: Golden Horns, Through Fire, Water and… Brass Pipes, Father Frost and Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors.
Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair Plot Summary
What happens in Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
King Yeremey, Mikhail Pugovkin is driven by a compulsion to count everything in his kingdom and sets off on a year-long journey to sate that urge. On his way home, as he stops for water at a forest well, he is seized by the underwater king, Georgi Millyar Chudo-Yudo, who demands that Yeremey surrender “what he doesn’t know he has.”
what he doesn’t know he has
Back in the kingdom, Yeremey returns to a surprising revelation: his son, Andrei, the tsar’s son Sergey Nikolaev, was born during his absence. Reluctant to part with his heir, Yeremey and his sly advisor hatch a plan to switch Andrei with a fisherman’s child. But the advisor’s wife, moved by compassion, reverses the swap and restores the children to their rightful places.
Full summary
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10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What peculiar obsession consumes King Yeremey?
Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair Also Known As
13 alternative titles, including “Die schöne Warwara” and “Królewna z długim warkoczem”.
- Also known as
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- Die schöne Warwara
- Królewna z długim warkoczem
- Варвара-краса, довга коса
- La belle Barbara à la natte longue
- Kaunis prinsessa
- Krásná Varvara
- Μάγισσες
- Νεράιδες και το Βασιλόπουλο
- The Fair Barbara
- Krásna Varvara
- Barbara la fée aux cheveux de soie
- 长辫子美女瓦尔瓦拉
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- A szépséges Varvara
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Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair?
Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair runs 1 hour 21 minutes (81 minutes).
When was Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair released?
Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair was released on December 30, 1970.
Who directed Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair?
Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair was directed by Aleksandr Rou.
More films by Aleksandr Rou Who is in the cast of Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair?
Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair stars Georgi Millyar as Chudo-Yudo, also tsar, Mikhail Pugovkin as Yeremei, the tsar and Sergey Nikolaev as Andrei, the tsar's son, among 23 credited actors.
Does Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair have a post-credit scene?
No. Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair in?
The original language of Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair is Russian.
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