Esop
1961, Russian. Directed by Yuri Muzykant & Georgi Tovstonogov.
The wealthy slave trader Xanthus, who imagines himself to be a great poet and philosopher, buys the slave Aesop, a writer of fables. Soon Xanthus becomes famous, but everyone understands who the true author of his new works is.
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- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 28 April 1961
- Original title
- Эзоп
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Yuri Muzykant, Giliermo Figeiredo, Georgi Tovstonogov
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Who directed Esop?
Esop (1961) was directed by Yuri Muzykant and Georgi Tovstonogov and stars Vitali Politseymako, Nikolai Korn, Pavel Luspekayev.