Theatrical release: 1958
DVD release: 2004
Sound formats: Dolby Digital 5.1, Mono
Language(s): Russian, Arabic (voice-over), English (voice over), French (voice over)
Subtitles: Russian, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese
Format: 16:9
Genre(s): Fairytale, Children film


Director:
Aleksandr Ptushko

Script:
Mikhail Kochnev

Camera:
Fedor Provorov, Yulij Kun

Music:
Igor’ Morozov

Cast:
Andrej Abrikosov, Aleksandr Shvorin, Boris Andreev, Sergej Martinson, Sergej Stolyarov, Ninel’ Myshkova, Natal’ya Medvedeva, Muratbek Ryskulov, Shukur Burkhanov

Art Director:
Evgenij Kuman’kov

Sound producer:
Vladimir Bogdankevich, Mariya Blyakhina


●　The film is based on Russian epic tales about the famous hero embodying the best character traits of the Russian people. Ilya Muromets, like Dobrynia Nikitich and Alyosha Popovich, is a favorite character of Russian folklore.

Ilya Muromets is a heroic warrior who succeeded in protecting the Russian land from evil enemies, defeating their thousands-strong army. He saved Russia from various monsters, such as Nightingale the Robber and Gorynych the Serpent.

This was the first Soviet wide-screen motion picture. Participating in the shooting were 106,000 soldiers-extras and 11,000 horses – the record numbers in the history of world cinema (as documented in Patrick Robertson’s "The New Guinness Book of Movie Records", published in 1993).

Awards: Honorary Diploma at the Edinburgh IFF, 1958