Kain XVIII

Kain XVIII () is a 1963 film from the Soviet Union, adapted from Evgeny Shvarts' tale Two friends. The Soviet film industry reported that 21.7 million spectators saw the film.

Plot

A famous inventor ("The Professor") creates an extra-powerful weapon—an explosive mosquito. King Kain XVIII dreams of conquering the world and marrying the princess, but she is also loved by Yan, a vagrant musician. Yan's love leads him to surmount many obstacles and simultaneously thwart the insidious plans of the king.

Cast

• King Kain XVIII - Erast Garin
• Queen Vlasta - Lidiya Sukharevskaya
• Minister of War - Mikhail Zharov
• First Minister - Yuri Lyubimov
• Yan - Aleksandr Demyanenko
• Jan - Stanislav Khitrov
• Foreign Governess - Rina Zelyonaya
• Professor - Alexandr Beniaminov
• Chief of Secret Police - Bruno Freindlich
• Freelance Hangman - Georgi Vitsin
• Lavatory Worker - Boris Chirkov
• General - Igor Dmitriev
• First Dame - Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova
• Professor's Wife - Marina Polbentseva
• Agent 214 - Nikolai Trofimov
• Agent with a carnation - Anatoly Korolkevich

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