A magical tale about a poor musician who one day stumbled upon a wondrous market stall. An old man there was selling incredible items — a magic mirror, an invisibility cap, a self-setting tablecloth… Among these enchanted objects was a marvelous self-playing flute. The old man gave the poor young musician the flute and the magic mirror, on one condition: they had to be returned in a year. A greedy rich man also took a liking to these magical things and, through deceit and trickery, tried to steal them — even throwing the musician into a dungeon. But what the greedy man didn’t know was that clever, enchanted things only bring happiness to a kind heart — and no wisdom at all to a foolish one.
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Cast
29 people
Dmitri Nazarov
Known for
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Svetlana Amanova
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Galina Skorobogatova
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Boris Telegin
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Anatoliy Toropov
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Vladimir Kolosov
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Georgiy Obolenskiy
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Boris Klyuev
Known for
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Viktor Bortsov
Known for
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Gennadiy Sergeev
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Margarita Fomina
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Eugene Simonoff Director · Samuil Marshak Writer
First release November 20, 1983 · Produced in Russia · Original title Умные вещи
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Central Television USSR
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Russia
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Original title
Умные вещи
Original language
Russian
Release dates
Russia · November 20, 1983
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