Sword And The Dragon (1960)/ Меч и дракон (1960) - “Илья Муромец“ на английском языке.

Американизированная версия знаменитого фильма-сказки А.Птушко (1956), перемонтированная на студии Роджера Кормана, как и ряд других сказок Птушко и Роу. Feature Films, fantasy, folklore, Russian, Aleksandr Ptushko, Joseph Harris, Sig Shore, Million Dollar Movie, pan and scan, dubbed, Marvin Miller, Paul Frees, Mike Wallace. “The Sword and the Dragon“ (1960) is the Americanized version of the Russian film “Ilya Murometz“ (1956) released by Valiant Pictures and presented by Joseph Harris and Sig Shore. The Russian original, was directed by famed fantasy film maker and animator, Aleksandr Ptushko, and was derived from Russian folklore. It was reportedly the first Russian film made in Cinemascope and 4-channel stereo sound. The Americanized version was released to television in a pan and scan, mono-only version which nonetheless is fondly remembered by American baby boomers who saw it oft-repeated on “Million Dollar Movie“ in the Sixties. Voice-over actors in the American-version include Marvin Miller and/or Paul Frees (sources differ) and narration is by well-known news anchor, Mike Wallace.