Ruslan and Lyudmila

1996
3h 31m
5.5
RomanceAdventureFantasy

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka's magical masterpiece in its entirety, inspired by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin's poem of a Russian tale. An evil sorcerer Chernomor casts a spell over wedding celebrations for Ruslan and Lyudmila at the court of Svetozar, the Prince of Kiev. Lyudmila vanishes and her father promises her hand and half his kingdom to the knight who rescues her. Ruslan on this quest of rescue encounters the knights Ratmir and Farlaf, the wise wizard Finn, the slave of Ratmir, Gorislava and sorceress Naina before confronting Chernomor in his magic garden. After all the challenges for Ruslan, true love prevails.

Top Cast

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Vladimir Ognovenko

Ruslan

Anna Netrebko

Anna Netrebko

Lyudmila

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Mikhail Kit

Svetozar

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Larissa Diadkova

Ratmir

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Gennady Bezzubenkov

Farlaf

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Galina Gorchakova

Gorislava

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Konstantin Pluzhnikov

Finn

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Irina Bogachova

Naina

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Yuri Marusin

Bayan

Valery Gergiev

Valery Gergiev