Perseus (1973)
Overview
The cunning king Polidekt of the island of Serif sends the young hero Perseus to get the head of Gorgon Medusa, whose gaze turns people to stone. He is accompanied by the god of commerce and profits and the patron of thieves and athletes, Hermes, who pursues his personal interests. Perseus gets the head of Medusa, but uses it to save Andromeda, the daughter of King Kef.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ru |
| Popularity | 0.685 |
Directed By
Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya
Crew
Aleksey Simukov
Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya
Aleksandr Trusov
Vitaliy Geviksman
Boris Kotov
Boris Filchikov
Elena Novoselskaya
Alla Goreva
Mayya Popova
Viktor Shevkov
Violetta Kolesnikova
Nikolay Fyodorov
Renata Mirenkova
Valentin Kushneryov
Vladimir Zarubin
Elena Vershinina
Leonid Kayukov
Arkadiy Snesarev
Tatyana Sazonova
Lyubov Butyrina
TOP CAST
Vsevolod Larionov
Hermes (voice)
Anna Kamenkova
Andromeda (voice)
Yevgeni Gerasimov
Perseus (voice)
Zinaida Naryshkina
Youngest of Grays (voice)
Lyusyena Ovchinnikova
Second of Grays (voice)
Sofya Zajkova
Gorgona Medusa (voice)
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