# The Witches Cave
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Witches Cave
| image = The Witches Cave DVD.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = Yuri Moroz
| producer = Igor Nosov
Vladislav Sverkunov
| writer = [Kir Bulychov](/source/Kir_Bulychov)[{{cite book|url=https://fantlab.ru/article149|title=Психологически я абсолютно неинтересный человек...|access-date=2 May 2019|via=fantlab.ru}}]
| narrator =
| starring = [Sergey Zhigunov](/source/Sergey_Zhigunov)
Marina Levtova
[Dmitry Pevtsov](/source/Dmitry_Pevtsov)
[Nikolai Karachentsov](/source/Nikolai_Karachentsov)
[Igor Yasulovich](/source/Igor_Yasulovich)
[Zhanna Prokhorenko](/source/Zhanna_Prokhorenko)
| music = [Maksim Dunayevsky](/source/Maksim_Dunayevsky)
| cinematography = Alexander Filatov
Alexander Krupnikov
| editing = Valentina Mironova
| distributor =
| studio = [Gorky Film Studio](/source/Gorky_Film_Studio)
[Czechoslovak Television](/source/Czechoslovak_Television) Bratislava
[Barrandov Studios](/source/Barrandov_Studios)
| released = {{Film date|1989}}
| runtime = 81 min
| country = Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
| language = Russian
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''The Witches Cave''''' ({{langx|ru|Подземелье ведьм}}) is a [1989](/source/1989_in_film) [science fantasy](/source/science_fantasy) [film](/source/film) from [Gorky Film Studio](/source/Gorky_Film_Studio), [USSR](/source/USSR) and [Barrandov Studios](/source/Barrandov_Studios), [Czechoslovakia](/source/Czechoslovakia).
The script was written by [Kir Bulychov](/source/Kir_Bulychov) based on his own story and directed by [Yuri Moroz](/source/Yuri_Moroz_(director)). The cast featured [Sergei Zhigunov](/source/Sergei_Zhigunov) as Andrei Bruce, [Marina Levtova](/source/Marina_Levtova) as Belogurochka, [Dmitry Pevtsov](/source/Dmitry_Pevtsov) as Oktin Khash, and [Nikolai Karachentsov](/source/Nikolai_Karachentsov) as cosmolinguist Jean. The movie had two nominations in the 1991 [Nika Awards](/source/Nika_Awards).[{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000495/1991|title=IMDB - Nika Awards for 1991|website=[IMDb](/source/IMDb) }}]
==Plot summary==
An interstellar expedition is sent to study a strange planet called Evur (Evolutionary Aberration), located far from Earth. This world, reminiscent of Earth, hosts creatures from various Earth time periods—including [mammoth](/source/mammoth)s, [pterodactyl](/source/pterodactyl)s, [dinosaur](/source/dinosaur)s, [horse](/source/horse)s, and [bird](/source/bird)s—and is populated by nearly identical-to-human natives who live in a [stone-age](/source/Stone_Age)-level society but possess metal weapons. After a treacherous attack by the tribal chief Oktin-Khash on the Earthlings’ base, only two members, the ethnologist inspector Andrei Brus and the linguist Jean, survive and are taken captive. Jean is escorted to the Sanctuary of the Witches by a river, where mysterious black-clad beings take him away. Andrei manages to escape with the help of a native girl, Billegurri (White Swan), and sets off to rescue his friend. Facing numerous dangers, they uncover the secrets of the strange planet, eventually learning that an advanced alien race had conducted an unprecedented experiment here to merge different epochs of time, though this grand plan ultimately fell victim to the ambitions of the tribal leader.[[http://www.e-reading.org.ua/chapter.php/126165/96/Esli_2009_%2310.html «Обыкновенное волшебство».] Журнал «Если» № 10, 2009 г.]
==Cast==
*[Sergey Zhigunov](/source/Sergey_Zhigunov) — Andrew Bruce, Inspector (voiced by Vladimir Antonik)
*[Nikolai Karachentsov](/source/Nikolai_Karachentsov) — Jean Lemot, ethnographer, translator
*[Dmitry Pevtsov](/source/Dmitry_Pevtsov) — Oktin-Hash, the leader of savages
*Vyacheslav Kovalkov — Krylov, the astronaut
*Marina Levtova — Billegurri (Belogurochka) - daughter and heiress of the leader of a friendly tribe
*[Igor Yasulovich](/source/Igor_Yasulovich) — Konrad Zhmuda, ethnographer
*Andrey Leonov - co-pilot
*Anatoly Mambetov - Mute
*[Zhanna Prokhorenko](/source/Zhanna_Prokhorenko) - Ingrid Khan, paramedic
*Willor Kuznetsov - The White Wolf
*Sergei Bystritsky - Billegurri's brother
*[Volodymyr Talashko](/source/Volodymyr_Talashko) - Axel, ethnographer
*Leonid Filatkin - U-Ush, the last Neanderthal
==See also==
* [List of films featuring dinosaurs](/source/List_of_films_featuring_dinosaurs)
==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0134899}}
{{Kir Bulychov}}
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