Wish upon a Pike Adapted from four different Russian folk-tales, this early Soviet fantasy film tells the story of Emelya the Fool, who, fishing one day, catches a talking pike who pleads for his life and in return grants Emelya wishes for a life spared. Details Casts Galleries Posters Title Wish upon a Pike Release Date 1938-06-06 Runtime 00 Hours 57 Minutes Genres Fantasy Family Production Companies Soyuzdetfilm Production Countries Soviet Union Pyotr Savin... Yemelya... Georgi Millyar... Tsar Gorokh... Vladimir Lepko... Cook... Andrey Fayt... Mukhamed-aga... Ye. Terentyeva... Tsarevna Nesmeyana... Lev Potyomkin... General (as L. Potyomkin)... Aleksandr Zhukov... Herald... Tatyana Strukova... Nurse (as T. Strukova)... Lidiya Ryumina... Nurse... Mariya Kravchunovskaya... Mama Emeli... Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (600x901)