''An Ordinary Miracle'' () is a
Soviet
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1964
romantic fantasy
Romantic fantasy, or "romantasy", is a Genre, subgenre of fantasy fiction that combines fantasy and Romance novel, romance, describing a fantasy story using many of the elements and conventions of the chivalric romance genre. One of the key featur ...
film, directed by
Erast Garin and based on a play by
Yevgeni Shvarts.
King's palace was filmed in
Vorontsov Palace. Garin himself plays the role of the King as he had in the successful production of the play in the 1950 production
Plot
A wizard, having settled down and turned to a quiet domestic life, cannot resist temptation when he encounters a bear in the forest. Using a hazel twig, he crafts a magic wand and transforms the bear into a handsome young man. However, he imposes a single condition: the young man will revert to being a bear if he were ever kissed by a princess.
Cast
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Aleksey Konsovsky as Khozyain
* Nina Zorskaya as Khozyayka
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Oleg Vidov
Oleg Borisovich Vidov (; June 11, 1943 – May 15, 2017) was a Russian–American actor, film director and producer. He appeared in 50 films beginning in 1961. An emigrant from his native Soviet Union, he was granted U.S. citizenship and beca ...
as ''The Bear''
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Erast Garin as ''The King''
* Nelli Maksimova as ''The Princess''
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Georgi Georgiu as ''Minister Administrator''
* Aleksei Dobronravov
* Valentina Karavayeva
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Viktor Avdyushko
* Klavdiya Lepanova
* Svetlana Konovalova
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Yevgeni Vesnik as ''The Hunter''
* Georgi Millyar
Reception
References
See also
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''An Ordinary Miracle'' (1978 film) - another adaptation of the same play.
External links
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Films based on works by Evgeny Shvarts
1964 films
1960s Soviet films
1960s Russian-language films
Gorky Film Studio films
1960s romantic fantasy films
Films shot in Crimea
1964 romantic comedy films
Soviet romantic comedy films
Soviet fantasy comedy films
Russian-language romantic comedy films
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