A beautiful maiden, Marya Morevna, gives her prospective husband, the mighty warrior Nikita Kozhemyaka, three riddles to solve before she'll marry him. Before he can tell her the answers, the Russian land is invaded by the armies of Kashchey the Immortal, in whose footsteps death and destruction follow. Marya is abducted by Kashchey, and Nikita finds his home in ashes. Nikita meets a kindly wizard who gives him a cap of darkness. With it, the hero will find a way to save his bride and rout Kashchey.

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Cast

Georgi Millyar

Кащей Бессмертный

Sergey Stolyarov

Никита Кожемяка

Galina Grigoryeva

Марья-Моревна

Sergei Filippov

палач

Emmanuil Geller

стражник

Ivan Ryzhov

озорной парень

Sergei Troitsky

повелитель

Lev Krovitskiy

судья

Pyotr Galadzhev

стражник

Ivan Bobrov

стражник

Igor Rozhnyatovskiy

эпизод (нет в титрах)

Fyodor Grigoryev

(uncredited)