Film studio Soyuzmultfilm
REJUVENATING APPLES Based on a Russian fairytale
screenwriter Albert Sazhin
director Ivan Aksenchuk
art directors Valentin Lalayants, Stanislav Sokolov
composer Yuriy Saulskiy
camera Boris Kotov sound Georgiy Martynyuk
animators Viktor Shevkov, Nikolay Fyodorov, Lev Ryabinin, Anatoliy Abarenov, Yuriy Kuzyurin,
L. Krylova, Valentin Lalayants, Leonid Kayukov, Aleksey Bukin, Aleksandr Davydov
assistants Dir - Z. Plehanova Art - Ye. Prorokova
montage Margarita Miheyeva script editor Pyotr Frolov
voice artists Boris Andreyev, Anatoliy Papanov, Yu. Millyar, Garri Bardin, Yu. Bugayeva, E. Brunovskaya
production director Fyodor Ivanov
In a certain tsardom, in a certain state,
once lived a peasant who had three sons.
I've became old.
The strength I once had is fleeing from me.
Plowing our cherished land - such was the duty of a farmer.
Defending my native soil from villainous foes - such was the duty of a man.
And raising glorious and righteous sons - such was the duty of a parent.
But now my age is coming to an end.
I don't even have the strength to water the apple tree anymore...
And the land, our nurturer? Who can I trust to leave it to?
In the kingdom of far-far away, there is a garden in which grow rejuvenating apples.
After a bite of such an apple, old man, you would become young again.
But hurry!
Tomorrow morning, after the third rooster's call,
it will be too late!
I will get you the rejuvenating apples, father!
Dear me, what an eager lad.
Grow up and smarten up a tad, first!
Well, have it your way then.
Whoever brings me a rejuvenating apple is whom I will entrust our land to.
"Whoever from this rock heads straight ahead will be hungry and cold.
Whoever heads right will stay alive and well, but will lose his horse.
And whoever heads left will find honour and fame, but will be killed."
For the sake of my father, my sire, I do not fear losing my head!
Good at enterprise? - Not us!! Good at working? - Not us!
But at drinking and playing - there is no one better than us!
Do not kill me, Ivan, I am in your power.
Baba Yaga lured me into this trap. She and I have...
...a longstanding quarrel.
A century I would have sat here. Thank you for the pity you showed me.
So I will help you also: we will get the rejuvenating apples for your father!
Get on my back, hold on tight, and do not look back!
When the guards fall asleep, climb over the wall.
When you see the garden, go pluck the apple.
But see to it that you don't touch the leaves!
No. I'd rather ask for an apple honestly, the decent way.
How dare you, worthless person, disturb my sleep?!
I came to you to ask for an apple, a rejuvenating apple for my father.
And I am willing to work for it!
My father taught me many crafts.
Apple? I have such an apple.
I have so many good things, that you've never dreamed of the like!
And if I require anything else, I'll take it, I'll battle for it!
Get out!
Stop!
Kashchei the Immortal's golden-maned stallion is being kept idle, and not seeing battle.
Bring it to me, and I will give you a rejuvenating apple.
Get in, Ivan, over the wall, and take the stallion from the stables,
but watch out that you do not touch the bridle.
Forty times I will ask, I will carry out any task,
but the stallion of Kashchei I will acquire.
Where did you, eager lad, appear from, eh?
I need a rejuvenating apple for my father.
Well, what has that to do with me? I'm an immortal.
The owner of the apple demands your golden-maned stallion for it.
My stallion?!?
He sure knows what to ask for.
But how is it that you expect
me, Kashchei the Immortal himself, to hand over for free, for nothing,
such a fine stallion?
I do not ask it for free! I will do you a service in return,
good and proper.
Good? Uh-huh...
You will indeed do me service.
Beyond the seas and oceans, amidst dense, dreamy woods,
Baba Yaga hides the beautiful Blue-Eyed Maiden from me.
Bring her here and I'll give you the golden-maned stallion.
I think Kashchei got something mixed up.
Neither the lovely Blue-Eyed Maiden, nor Baba Yaga are here...
It's empty.
What would you do without me, Ivan? Take a good look.
Look! Look!
I came for you.
Don't touch it, are you mad? Don't touch it.
If you this wheel should stop spinning, Baba Yaga will immediately come here.
She will kill both you and me, Ivan.
And if it doesn't stop spinning, hmm? Will you go with me then?
I will, Ivan! But... this is impossible...
The head of a person is not only good for wearing a hat!
E-e-ekh! My hat will be at stake!
You wanna make a comeback, mister? Then put your horses at stake!
E-e-ekh! All or nothing! I'm in!
Why, Ivan, are you so quiet and sad?
Well, how can I not be sad?
I cannot leave her, this blue-eyed dove, bereft of joy and people!
I'd rather perish myself than trade her for a horse!
Thank you, Ivan!
I will not separate you, Ivan, from such a beauty.
Let's hide her somewhere and deceive Kashchei!
Lead me, lead me, Ivan.
You tricked the old hag, did you?
You did me a good service with this bride... a good service indeed!
O-oh! What a favor. Oh, what a favor!
Take the golden-maned stallion!
"See to it that you do not touch the bridle!"
Kiss! - Kiss! - Kiss!
Why are you looking sad again?
I'll have to give the stallion to that warmonger...
It is not for a good deed that he needs it, but to make people suffer.
Give him the stallion.
This horse is quite capable of choosing its own master.
I told you that this stallion will choose the master that suits him best!
Now farewell, Ivan. I cannot go any further.
Thank you! Thank you for everything!
Thank you, honorable sons! Thank you, dear ones!
But for Ivan, that featherbrain, my gates will be closed!
Ah, speaking of the devil!
Your brothers went through agony, but fulfilled their promise.
And what have you come with?
This apple will only restore youth when held by the hand that obtained it.
But if he who did not pluck it touches it, he will at once vanish.
I wish you happiness, children, and joy!
But now I no longer have any need for the apple.
I am handing over this land, our mother, into capable hands.
Mirthful will be the wedding.
Beautiful will the grandchildren be.
And well they will serve the region and our land.
The End Subs by Chapaev, Eus (2013.05), rev. Niffiwan (2025.07) Animatsiya.net