Andriesh backdrop

Andriesh 1954 Directed by Yakov Bazelyan , Sergei Parajanov Андриеш

The evil wizard Black Whirlwind steals the herd of a shepherd boy named Andriesh along with his faithful dog Lupar. Andriesh sets off to rescue them. On the way, he receives a magical flute as a gift, which helps him find his way to the wizard's castle — and comes to the aid of Black Whirlwind's numerous victims, who have long suffered from the tyrant's misdeeds. Based on a Moldovan fairy tale by Emilian Bukov.

Production Country Soviet Union
Language Moldavian
Spoken Languages Moldavian , Russian
Gneres Family , Fantasy
Production Companies Dovzhenko Film Studios , Moldova-Film
Release Date 1 January 1954
63 mins