The City of Masters

The City of Masters (Russian: Город мастеров) is a 1965 Belarusian Soviet fantasy adventure film directed by Vladimir Bychkov [ru] based on a children's fantasy play^[a] with the same name by Tamara Gabbe [ru].^[1][2][3]

The film takes place in a free city in medieval Europe populated by cheerful artisans and craftsmen, who suddenly find themselves enslaved by a malevolent Duke de Malicorn. But not for long. A group of the city dwellers escape into forests and begin to fight for liberation. The plot involves a love storyline.^[4]

• Georgi Lapeto [ru] as Karakol' the humpback, the hero; voice actor: Igor Yasulovich
• Marianna Vertinskaya [ru] as Veronika, Karakol's sweetheart
• Lev Lemke as Duke de Malikorn, the invader
• Savely Kramarov as Klik-Klyak, son of city mayor, enamored with Veronika, traitor; voice: Georgy Shtil

• Pavel Shpringfeld as Musharon, city mayor, appointed by the invaders
• Yelizaveta Uvarova as granny Tafaro, fortune-teller, who predicts that Karakol will free the city and marry Veronika
• Roman Filippov, baron (not in the play)
• Vasiliy Bychkov as Timolle (as Vasya Buchkov)
• Zinovy Gerdt as an artist
• Igor Yasulovich as Gwen (Firen Jr. in the play), brother of Veronika

• The City of Masters at IMDb