Cain XVIII () is a 1963 film from the Soviet Union, adapted from Evgeny Shvarts' play, 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 Cain 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 Erast Garin as King Cain XVIII Lidiya Sukharevskaya as Queen Vlasta Mikhail Zharov as Minister of War Yuri Lyubimov as First Minister Alexander Demyanenko as Yan Stanislav Khitrov as Jean Rina Zelyonaya as Foreign Governess Alexandr Beniaminov as Professor Bruno Freindlich as Chief of Secret Police Georgi Vitsin as Freelance Hangman Boris Chirkov as Lavatory Worker Igor Dmitriev as General Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova as First Dame Marina Polbentseva as Professor's Wife Nikolay Trofimov as Agent 214 Anatoly Korolkevich as Agent with a carnation
External links
In ru.wikiquote Yuri Lyubimov about film