One of the most famous Soviet cinema fairy tales is the film “Aladdin's Magic Lamp”. The actors who starred in the film, so far many associate it with those characters that they embodied on the screen. In addition to young performers, already famous artists took part in the tape. All of them were very well suited for their characters and organically fit into the story and plot.
Boris Bystrov
The film “Aladdin's Magic Lamp”, whose actors became very popular after the release of this fairy tale on Soviet screens, is a very solid and high-quality adaptation of the famous Arab story from the collection “Thousand and One Nights.” The main role was played by Bystrov - Honored Film Artist. He worked at the Drama Theater . M. N. Ermolova. After filming a fairy tale, the young man immediately became famous. Various directors began to invite him. He starred in such films as “The Adventures of the Yellow Suitcase”, “Beat! Another blow! ” and others, however, these works no longer had such a noisy success as the role of the oriental hero. For more than thirty years, Bystrov has been engaged in dubbing cartoons and dubbing foreign paintings and animated series.
Dodo Chogovadze
The film "Aladdin's Magic Lamp", whose actors immediately became real symbols of the Soviet screen, is nowadays periodically broadcast on television, which indicates the popularity of the tape. The main female role was played by Chogovadze - a Soviet artist of Georgian origin. It is noteworthy that during the filming she was only fourteen years old, and yet the girl is surprisingly good in the role of the eccentric, capricious and proud daughter of the Baghdad Sultan. A magnificent game and an unusual beautiful appearance brought the aspiring artist a well-deserved fame throughout the country. Her portrait fell into the popular magazine Soviet Screen, and a postcard with her image was released in the GDR. Subsequently, she graduated from the Tbilisi Theater Institute, where she works at the department of the stage movement.
Sarah Karryev
A very successful adaptation of the oriental tale is the movie "Aladdin's Magic Lamp". The actors who starred in this tape were remembered by the audience for their colorful images and expressive game. The genie was played by an artist of Turkmen origin Karryev. He has acted in films since the 1940s. He got into the project due to his very colorful appearance, and was approved immediately, without samples. In the film Karryeva re-sounded K. Nikolaev. Nevertheless, the artist’s excellent game brought him well-deserved popularity.
Andrey Fayt
Some actors of the movie “Aladdin's Magic Lamp” were known even before participating in the filming of this tale. Fight began acting in the 1920s. So, the artist showed himself in the cult silent film “Battleship Potemkin”. He was a very multi-faceted person. So, he published his own poems, participated in theatrical productions. In Soviet cinema, he was remembered as a performer of cult villains, from treacherous spies to scary sorcerers. He was constantly in excellent physical shape and performed many difficult tricks on his own. In the fairy tale about Aladdin, he played the role of the evil Maghribino, who, pretending to be the uncle of the protagonist, tried to steal a magic lamp from him. He also starred in other fairy tales, such as "At a pike command", "Kingdom of crooked mirrors" and others. Due to his colorful appearance and expressive game, Veit was a very popular actor, his filmography is very extensive. He successfully played both small episodic roles and supporting roles, sometimes competing in mastery of the game with the main performers.
Otar Koberidze
The reason for the success of the film adaptation was the fact that the film “Aladdin's Magic Lamp” was shot in a humorous spirit. Actors and roles became cult, and the images gained all-Union fame. The Baghdad Sultan was played by the Georgian artist Koberidze. He served in the Sukhumi Drama Theater. All-Union fame brought him work in the cult picture "Bashi-Achuk." This tape is dedicated to the history of the Georgian national hero. The story tells of the liberation of Kakheti from Selim Khan. Koberidze was a very sought-after actor. He starred in 50 films and has several prestigious awards. In the fairy tale about Aladdin, he got the comedic role of the Sultan, who was despotic by nature, but had a good sense of humor and a peculiar philosophy that allowed him to remain calm in the most incredible situations. The funniest episode with his participation is the scene in which the sultan suddenly found himself in the main character’s house and was forced to milk a goat along with the boy’s mother.
Ekaterina Verulashvili
The film "Aladdin's Magic Lamp" (1966), whose actors were remembered by the audience for participating in this film adaptation, is distinguished by subtle humor and colorful characters, both main and secondary characters. The role of the mother of the hero was played by Verulashvili - an artist of Georgian origin. She graduated from the Theater Institute in Tbilisi and worked in the troupe of the Kutaisi Drama Theater. After the war, she played on several stages of the city of Khashuri. She has the title of Honored Artist of Georgia. Her track record contains twelve paintings. The mass audience recognized and fell in love with her for the role of Aladdin's mother, who in her performance turned out to be a very simple, but at the same time life-wise woman, who, with her sober humor, appreciates the incredible events taking place in her house after her son brought to himself a magic lamp with a genie.
Alesker Sadigov
It is interesting that the film “Aladdin's Magic Lamp” (1966), whose actors present the subject of this review, was shot in Crimea. Baghdad's cityscapes were completely lined up. The role of the great vizier was played by an artist of Azerbaijani origin Sadigov. For more than 50 years he played in the Theater of Young Spectators. He has been awarded several prestigious prizes. One of the most iconic roles on the stage is the image of Truffaldino from a popular play. In the fairy tale about Aladdin, he also got the comedic role of an approximate sultan, with whom he tried to intermarry through the marriage of his son in the princess Budur.
George Millar
An interesting fact is that as early as 1938, one of the directors wanted to film the fairy tale “Aladdin's Magic Lamp”. Actors, roles (1966 - the time when this idea was put into practice) acquired cult significance for the Soviet audience, since at that time there were few paintings of this kind. One of the roles was played by Millar - an outstanding comedian who was remembered by the mass audience thanks to the roles of Baba Yaga, Kashchei the Immortal. At first, he made a successful career in the theater, but still dreamed of acting in films. With amazing facial expressions, gestures and plastic, he very skillfully transformed into a variety of characters. He has the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR.
His filmography is quite impressive: it includes both episodic roles and supporting roles. In an oriental tale, Millar played the role of the wisest adviser to the Sultan, who in a rather ironic and playful form gave him a variety of tips that were not always understood by others. Despite the episodic role, the audience immediately recognized their favorite artist, and this role is rightfully considered one of the best in his career.
Valentin Bryleev
The painting “Aladdin's Magic Lamp” (1966) is one of the most successful films of the decade under consideration. The audience remembered almost all the characters, even those who appeared on the screen for quite a while. Bryleev played the role of the son of the great vizier, who almost became the bridegroom of Princess Budur. However, this venture failed thanks to the timely intervention of Aladdin, who, with the help of the genie, removed the unlucky lover from the palace in time during the matchmaking. The artist graduated from VGIK, he served in the Studio Theater of the film actor. He was a very popular performer, in addition, he was engaged in dubbing paintings. There are several fairy tales in his filmography: Mary the Artisan, Golden Horns.
Episodic roles
The film “Aladdin's Magic Lamp” differs from other fairy-tale productions in unusual color, subtle oriental humor, and vivid images. Jacob Belenky played the role of the wisest, the next close sultan. He did a lot of dubbing, then he began acting in films at the Gorky studio. The artist played in the tale "Ruslan and Lyudmila."
Emanuel Geller played in the picture of another sage, an approximate sultan. He starred since the 1930s and participated in the creation of a number of cult tapes, such as "Funny Guys", "Volga-Volga". Basically, he got episodic roles, which, nevertheless, invariably attracted the attention of viewers and critics.
The role of one of the courtiers went to Nikolai Gorlov, the master of episodes. He was a very bright comedian who became famous for creating funny roles of people from the people. He also starred in a number of fairy tales: "The Little Humpbacked Horse", "Honest Magic" and others.
So, all the performers of this popular film adaptation brilliantly coped with their roles, which allowed the film to enter the golden fund of Soviet cinema.