The City of Masters

1965 film directed by Vladimir Bychko

The City of Masters

Russian: Город мастеров
Directed by| Vladimir Bychkov [ru]
Written by|

* Nikolai Erdman
* Tamara Gabbe [ru]

Starring|

* Georgi Lapeto
* Marianna Vertinskaya
* Lev Lemke
* Pavel Shpringfeld
* Savely Kramarov

Cinematography|

* Mikhail Ardabyevsky
* Alexander Knyazhinsky

Edited by| Vera Kolyadenko
Music by| Oleg Karavaychuk

Production
company

Belarusfilm

Release date

* 1965 (1965)

Country| Byelorussian SSR
Language| Russian

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]

## Plot

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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]

## Cast

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### Leading

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* 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

### Supporting

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* 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

## Notes

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1. ^ Gabbe's play was described as fairy tale, because at these times there was no genre of fantasy in Soviet classification

## References

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1. ^ В Беларуси тоже делали фильмы, которые смотрели по всему СССР. Кто был их режиссером?
2. ^ Лучшие фильмы, которые нужно бы показать российским детям (список)
3. ^ Отечественному фильму "Город мастеров" исполнилось 50 лет
4. ^ Город мастеров

## External links

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* The City of Masters at IMDb