The Tale of the Priest and his Worker Balda
1940, Russian. Directed by Panteleymon Sazonov.
A self-loving and arrogant priest, strolling through the market square, is looking for a "cook, stable boy and carpenter" who would work for him diligently and a lot, and take only a little money for it. He meets a brave young man, Balda, who is hired as a servant by the popes for a purely symbolic payment - "a year for three cheeks on the forehead". Soon the Pope will have to learn the power of Balda's slap.
- Runtime
- 0h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 22 October 1940
- Original title
- Сказка о попе и его работнике Балде
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Panteleymon Sazonov
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What The Tale of the Priest and his Worker Balda is based on
The Tale of the Priest and his Worker Balda is based on The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda (1840) by Alexander Pushkin.
1840
The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda
By Alexander Pushkin
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The Tale of the Priest and his Worker Balda runs 22 minutes (0h 22m).
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The Tale of the Priest and his Worker Balda isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 October 1940. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Tale of the Priest and his Worker Balda?
If you liked The Tale of the Priest and his Worker Balda, try Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, Killer Bean Forever, The House.
Who directed The Tale of the Priest and his Worker Balda?
The Tale of the Priest and his Worker Balda (1940) was directed by Panteleymon Sazonov and stars Leonid Pirogov, Yelena Tyapkina, Andrei Tutyshkin.
What is The Tale of the Priest and his Worker Balda based on?
The Tale of the Priest and his Worker Balda is based on The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda (1840) by Alexander Pushkin.