Cain XVIII

Cain XVIII (Каин XVIII) is a 1963 film from the Soviet Union, adapted from Evgeny Shvarts' play, Two friends. The Soviet film industry reported that 21.7 million spectators saw the film.

Plot
A famous inventor ("The Professor") creates an extra-powerful weapon&mdash;an explosive mosquito. King Cain XVIII dreams of conquering the world and marrying the princess, but she is also loved by Yan, a vagrant musician. Yan's love leads him to surmount many obstacles and simultaneously thwart the insidious plans of the king.

Cast

 * Erast Garin as King Cain XVIII
 * Lidiya Sukharevskaya as Queen Vlasta
 * Mikhail Zharov as Minister of War
 * Yuri Lyubimov as First Minister
 * Alexander Demyanenko as Ian
 * Stanislav Khitrov as Jean
 * Rina Zelyonaya as Foreign Governess
 * Alexandr Beniaminov as Professor
 * Bruno Freindlich as Chief of Secret Police
 * Georgi Vitsin as Freelance Hangman
 * Boris Chirkov as Lavatory Worker
 * Igor Dmitriev as General
 * Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova as First Dame
 * Marina Polbentseva as Professor's Wife
 * Nikolay Trofimov as Agent 214
 * Anatoly Korolkevich as Agent with a carnation