Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf (film)
Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf also commonly known as Prince Ivan and the Grey Wolf () is a 2011 Russian animated film directed by Vladimir Toropchin. Plot The young princess Vasilisa from a faraway kingdom is too enthusiastic about her education and she dreams of marrying out of love only. Her father, an elderly king, not unfamiliar with intrigues, gives up in trying to get his daughter to "settle down". Meanwhile, his minister, cunning and dexterous, but not very intelligent, under the influence of a living shadow-spirit with sin in half decides to steal the famous royal key from the secret storage. In the opinion of this spirit, the best way to realize this plan is to marry Vasilisa. However, before the minister manages to convince the king in what he wants, the king announces to his daughter that she must marry the first man she meets. And this man turns out to be a certain Ivan from the neighboring kingdom - a simple guy, hard-working and good-natured, who dreams of becoming a fireman. By chance, the "unwilling bride and groom" fall in love with each other. But in order to defend their right to happiness, they have to endure many trials. Cast Artur Smolyaninov - Gray Wolf Nikita Yefremov - Ivan Tsarevich Mikhail Boyarsky - Scholar Cat Tatiana Bunina - Vasilisa Ivan Okhlobystin - The King Viktor Sukhorukov - First Minister Aleksandr Boyarsky - The Spirit (Shadow) Elena Shulman - Mermaid, a woman with buckets, a woman in a fire Kristina Asmus - Squirrel Liya Akhedzhakova - Baba Yaga Sergey Russkin - Koschei Sergei Garmash - Serpent Gorynych Oleg Kulikovich - Magic ball, foreman, heroes Konstantin Bronzit - The Emperor Anatoly Petrov - Cook, townsperson References External links Official website Melnitsa Animation Studio animated films Russian animated fantasy films 2011 animated films 2011 films Russian animated feature films Animated adventure films 2010s fantasy comedy films 2010s adventure comedy films Animated films about wolves Animated films based on Slavic mythology Animated films based on fairy tales 2011 comedy films 2010s children's animated films Russian animated comedy films