The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
1990Based 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.
Acted in
Jimmy Hibbert
as Crown Prince of Anatolia / Boris / Pyotr (voice)
David Suchet
as Narrator (voice)
Miriam Margolyes
as Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter
John Woodvine
as The Chamberlain / Father (voice)
Martin Jarvis
as Sharp Shooter / Lightening (voice)
Barbara Wilshere
as Princess Alexya
Maurice Denham
as (voice)
Robin Bailey
as (voice)
Edward Kelsey
as (voice)
Alan Rothwell
as (voice)