Movie

Esop (1961)

• April 28, 1961

• Drama

Overview

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.

Directors

Yuri Muzykant, Georgi Tovstonogov

Writers

Yuri Muzykant, Giliermo Figeiredo, Georgi Tovstonogov

Starring

Vitali Politseymako, Nikolai Korn, Pavel Luspekayev