After The Rain, on Thursday

– A palace steward conspires with bandits to kidnap an infant czar's son and an orphan adopted by the ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 18 Minutes
Release Year:
1986
Original Name:
После дождичка в четверг
After the Rain, on Thursday (1986) - Also known as После дождичка в четверг

A palace steward conspires with bandits to kidnap an infant czar's son and an orphan adopted by the czar, replacing the prince with the steward's son. Two decades later the true prince and his foster brother are slaves in a quarry, the changeling grew up as a prince, and his mother has been elevated to the highest position in the state for "saving" the prince, but losing her own child. Then the brothers escape, the changeling prince departs to fight an immortal wizard and vanishes, and the brothers have to deal with the wizard. Which includes stealing a bird-woman from a Mid-Eastern khan and figuring where the wizard's death is.

Styles:
Producing Country:
Release Date:

12 May 1986

Language:

Russian

Director:

Mikhail Yuzovsky

Writer:

Yuli Kim, Aleksandr Ostrovskiy (play)

Main Actors:

Oleg Tabakov, Tatyana Pelttser, Valentina Talyzina, Yuri Medvedev

Plot:

A palace steward conspires with bandits to kidnap an infant czar's son and an orphan adopted by the czar, replacing the prince with the steward's son. Two decades later the true prince and his foster brother are slaves in a quarry, the changeling grew up as a prince, and his mother has been elevated to the highest position in the state for "saving" the prince, but losing her own child. Then the brothers escape, the changeling prince departs to fight an immortal wizard and vanishes, and the brothers have to deal with the wizard. Which includes stealing a bird-woman from a Mid-Eastern khan and figuring where the wizard's death is. Loosely based on a 19th century opera inspired by Russian folk tales.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10