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The Magic Voyage of Sinbad

1953 1h 19m Adventure Fantasy List
Reviews 28% Audience Score 500+ Ratings The vagabond Sadko (Sergey Stolyarov) aims to save the people of Novgorod by finding an enchanted bird of happiness called the Phoenix. After seeking assistance from the lovely princess (Y. Myshkova), he takes a squadron of men on a trek where they face off against the maharajah (M. Astangov), before winning the Phoenix in a duel of wits. The bird has magical powers that prove useful when Sadko is attacked by those wanting to steal the Phoenix from him. Read More Read Less

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Penelope Houston The Spectator Alexander Ptushko's film is fantasy in the decorous, heavy-handed post-war Soviet manner... but little charm or imaginative vitality. Jun 13, 2018 Full Review Phil Hall Film Threat How not to Americanize a Russian movie classic. Rated: 2/5 Apr 27, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A very dated and trivial Russian rendering of a Middle Eastern fable. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review anthony w "Happiness is inside of us all"...definitely not in this piece of crap. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Gave the MST3K presentation a spin, and while it's pretty hilarious, I have to wonder what the fuck these people were thinking with this film, y'know? They've got an ocean character riding around on what looks like a catfish, FFS?!? Very strange, but worth a rental. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Like a lot of long forgotten films, The Magic Voyage of Sinbad is nowhere near as intriguing as its title promises it to be. It's not even about Sinbad, or at least the Sinbad that we all know. Instead we have this weird sailor guy who comes into town and tries to help them with their troubles. Amongst it all you have an undersea kingdom adventure, golden fish, fighting with a bear and dancing in the streets. The film is kind of warped, but it's also based loosely on a Russian play. It was filmed under the title Sadko and released in 1953, but was exported to the US in 1962 with a different cut and English overdubs. I haven't seen the original version, so I don't have an opinion about it one way or another, but this version of the movie is pretty terrible. It's probably the reason why it was on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member First of all, it's not Sinbad. I really don't know who the character is, the film was just imported and changed to make it seem like a Sinbad film. The characters aren't too great and the story is boring, but there are some fun campy moments and decent effects, but it would be easier to watch on MST3K. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Another American bastardization of a Ptushko work that makes it really stupid and confusing. (Not actually about Sinbad at all... the comedian or the sailor.) Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The vagabond Sadko (Sergey Stolyarov) aims to save the people of Novgorod by finding an enchanted bird of happiness called the Phoenix. After seeking assistance from the lovely princess (Y. Myshkova), he takes a squadron of men on a trek where they face off against the maharajah (M. Astangov), before winning the Phoenix in a duel of wits. The bird has magical powers that prove useful when Sadko is attacked by those wanting to steal the Phoenix from him.
Director
Aleksandr Ptushko
Screenwriter
Konstantin Isayev
Production Co
Mosfilm
Genre
Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
Russian
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2017
Runtime
1h 19m
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