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Aleksandr Lukich Ptushko (Russian: Александр Лукич Птушко, 19 April [O.S. 6 April] 1900 – 6 March 1973) was a Soviet animation and fantasy film director, and a People's Artist of the USSR (1969).
Aleksandr Ptushko was born on 19 April 1900 in Lugansk, Lugansk uyezd, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Luhansk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for The Stone Flower (1946), Sadko (1953) and Ruslan and Ludmila (1972).
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- Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
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- Director, Special Effects, Writer
2 days ago · Aleksandr Ptushko’s Ruslan and Ludmila is a technical triumph, boasting an eye-popping array of costume and set designs, some impressive special effects work to rival the low-budget wizardry of Mario Bava, and color cinematography of considerable sumptuousness that was the combined effort of two DPs. That’s not to say that Ptushko’s final film only catches the eye.
May 11, 2017 · Learn about the life and work of Aleksandr Ptushko, a Soviet director who made stunning fantasy films based on Russian and Finnish legends. Discover his visual style, effects, and themes in Sadko, Ilya Muromets, and Sampo.
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Sadko (Russian: Садко) is a 1953 Soviet adventure fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Ptushko and adapted by Konstantin Isayev, from Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's eponymous opera, which was based on a Russian bylina (epic tale) with the same name. The music is Rimsky-Korsakov's score.
Director Aleksandr Ptushko (1900-1973) was a pioneer in this tradition who began his career in the 1930s. With singular artistic inventiveness, Ptushko became a Soviet foil to Walt Disney, Ray Harryhausen and Mario Bava as he created dazzling, bejeweled fantasies including such groundbreaking films as The Stone Flower, Sadko, Sampo, and Ruslan ...
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Sep 14, 2022 · A review of two Soviet fantasies by Aleksandr Ptushko, Ilya Muromets and Sampo, based on folklore and national legends. The review praises the films' spectacular effects, imagery and scale, but criticizes their dubbing and editing.
