Aleksandr Rou

Director

Born: February 24, 1906
Died: December 28, 1973 (age 67)
From: Moscow, USSR [now Russia]

Aleksandr Rou is widely remembered as the “Soviet Walt Disney,” a filmmaker whose fairy-tale movies became cultural touchstones across the Eastern Bloc. Specializing in magical adventures drawn from Russian folklore, Rou crafted films filled with enchanted forests, witches and heroes. His imaginative style, blending folkloric tradition with cinematic spectacle, made him one of the most successful…

Filmography (20)

Land of Rou the Magician
Land of Rou the Magician (2006)
Himself (archive footage)
Fairytale Director Aleksandr Rou (2004)
Self (archive footage)
Golden Horns (1973)
Director
Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair (1970)
Director
Through Fire, Water and... Brass Pipes (1968)
Director
Father Frost (1965)
Director
Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors (1963)
Director
Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka (1961)
Director
Cinderella (1961)
Director
Maria, the Wonderful Weaver (1959)
Director
New Adventures of Puss in Boots (1958)
Director
Precious Gift (1956)
Director
The Secret of the Mountain Lake (1955)
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May Night, or the Drowned Maiden (1953)
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День чудесных впечатлений
День чудесных впечатлений (1949)
Director
Kashchey the Immortal (1944)
Director
The Humpbacked Horse (1941)
Director
Our Cinema (1940)
(archive footage)
Vasilisa the Beautiful (1940)
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Wish Upon a Pike (1938)
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