When Princess Zabava, the niece of the Prince of Kyiv, is kidnapped, the legendary hero Dobrynya Nikitich sets out on a daring quest to rescue her. Accompanied by Yelisey, a young royal messenger who is deeply in love with Zabava, Dobrynya must overcome dangerous obstacles and uncover the truth behind her disappearance. Along the way, he crosses paths with his old friend Gorynych the Dragon, whose loyalty is put to the test as the adventure unfolds.
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Cast
10 people
Valeri Solovyev
Dobrynya Nikitich (voice)
Known for
Fantastic Return to Oz
Finnick
Yuri Tarasov
Elisey (voice)
Known for
Sheep & Wolves
The Factory
Oleg Kulikovich
Zmey Gorynych (voice)
Known for
Fantastic Return to Oz
Ivan Tsarevich & the Grey Wolf
Andrei Tolubeyev
Kolyvan (voice)
Known for
To Kill a Dragon
Anatoli Petrov
Beket (voice)
Known for
A Visitor to a Museum
Little Longnose
Sergey Makovetskiy
Knyaz of Kiev (voice)
Known for
12
Of Freaks and Men
Yekaterina Gorokhovskaya
Zabava Putyatishna (voice)
Known for
Fantastic Return to Oz
Elena Shulman
Nastasia (voice)
Known for
Little Longnose
Kikoriki. Legend of the Golden Dragon
Natalya Danilova
Baba Yaga (voice)
Known for
The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed
Little Longnose
Mikhail Chernyak
narrator (voice)
Known for
Kikoriki. Legend of the Golden Dragon
Finnick
Ilya Maksimov Director · Maxim Sveshnikov Screenplay Aleksandr Boyarsky Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.6M · Budget $4.5M · United States release April 4, 2006
Box office
Budget
$4,500,000
Worldwide gross
$3,620,000
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Melnitsa Animation Studio
Production
CTB Film Company
Production
Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Добрыня Никитич и Змей Горыныч
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · March 16, 2006
Theatrical
United States · April 4, 2006
Theatrical
Ukraine
March 16, 2006 · Theatrical
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