2026 Movie Catalog

The Tale Of Tsar Saltan

Dir: Aleksandr Ptushko

Based on a famous fairy tale in verse by Alexander Pushkin, THE TALE OF TSAR SALTAN is one of director Aleksandr Ptushko's most sublime creations: a ravishingly beautiful fantasy about love, magic, betrayal and abandoned family.

NORTH AMERICA

The Unknown Man Of Shandigor

Dir: Jean-Louis Roy

Crazed scientist Herbert Von Krantz has invented a device to sterilize all nuclear weapons -- and a mad herd of rival spies are desperate to get their hands on the device, including legendary French singer Serge Gainsbourg as the leader of a sect of bald, turtleneck-wearing assassins, and Jess Franco vet Howard Vernon (THE AWFUL DR. ORLOF).

NORTH AMERICA

Heaven Can Wait

Dir: Alex Segal

Joe Pendleton, a saxophone playing boxer, is collected and taken to heaven before his scheduled death and he can't go back to his original body. Based on a 1938 play, the first filmed adaptation was 1941's "Here Comes Mr. Jordan". In this version, Pendleton learns his presence in heaven was a mistake and that he cannot return to his original body because his boxing manager had him cremated.

WORLD

Sampo

Dir: Aleksandr Ptushko

Based on the Finnish national epic "Kalevala," director Aleksandr Ptushko's ravishing, mystical fantasy tells the story of a sinister witch Louhi (Anna Orochko) who covets the Sampo, a magical, rainbow-colored mill that can produce endless salt, grain, and gold. When the hero Lemminkäinen (Andris Oshin) attempts to stop her, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into eternal darkness.

NORTH AMERICA

Ilya Muromets

Dir: Aleksandr Ptushko

Legendary fantasy filmmaker Aleksandr Ptushko's sweeping, visual F/X-filled epic is one of his most enchanting achievements: a stunning Cinemascope ballad of heroic medieval knights, ruthless Tugar invaders, wind demons and three-headed fire-breathing dragons.

NORTH AMERICA