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.
| Directing | Aleksandr Rou | Director |
| Writing | Vsevolod Kochetov | Writer |
| Writing | Oleg Leonidov | Writer |
| Camera | Ivan Gorchilin | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Kseniya Blinova | Editor |
| Art | Aleksei Utkin | Production Design |