---
title: 'Wish upon a Pike (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alexander Rou'
released: '1938-12-30'
runtime_minutes: 56
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/wish-upon-a-pike-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030593/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Wish upon a Pike (1938)

1938 · 56 min · Fantasy, Family · Soviet Union

Original title: По щучьему веленью

## Synopsis

Wish upon a Pike, also known as The Magic Fish, is a 1938 fantasy film directed by Alexander Rowe, which was his debut and filmed at Soyuzdetfilm. It is adapted from a play by Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya, itself based on At the Pike's Behest and other tales from Slavic folklore.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alexander Rou](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-rou)
- **Screenplay:** [Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/yelizaveta-tarakhovskaya)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vladimir Kochetov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-kochetov)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ivan Gorchilin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-gorchilin)

## Cast

- [Georgy Millyar](https://cinepixo.com/people/georgy-millyar)
- [Pyotr Savin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pyotr-savin)

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