The Magic Ring

Jan 1, 1979

0h 20m

★ 8.2

Overview

Soviet cartoon, created in 1979 by the director-animator Leonid Nosyrev. Later, he entered the cartoon almanac "Laughter and Grief at The White Sea" with other Nosyrev's films based on Pomor fairy tales and legends.

Genres

Animation

Fantasy

Production Companies

Soyuzmultfilm

The Magic Ring Trailers

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Cast

Ivan (voice)

Yuri Volyntsev

Tsar (voice)

Anatoliy Barantsev

Ivan's Mother / Cat Mashka (voice)

Mariya Vinogradova

Tsarina Maremmana (voice)

Kira Smirnova

Princess Ulyanka (voice)

Tatyana Vasileva

Peasant (voice)

Boris Novikov

Dog Zhuzha (voice)

Klara Rumyanova

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