Film
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
United Kingdom- Director
- Francis Vose
- Year
- 1990
Based on a Russian folk tale. A proclamation went out through all the land that whosoever could build a flying ship would win the hand of the Tsar's daughter. The youngest son of a simple peasant shows up to claim her, and the dumbfounded Tsar quickly has second thoughts, setting several 'impossible" tasks for 'The Fool of the World' and his remarkable friends.
Top cast
Jimmy Hibbert
Crown Prince of Anatolia / Boris / Pyotr (voice)
David Suchet
Narrator (voice)
Miriam Margolyes
Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter
John Woodvine
The Chamberlain / Father (voice)
Martin Jarvis
Sharp Shooter / Lightening (voice)
Barbara Wilshere
Princess Alexya
Maurice Denham
(voice)
Robin Bailey
(voice)
Edward Kelsey
(voice)
Alan Rothwell
(voice)
Directed by
Francis Vose
Produced by
Chris Taylor
