Bartok the Magnificent

Russia is being terrorized by an evil witch known as Baba Yaga; the only one who is not afraid of her is Bartok the Magnificent..

• Director:Don Bluth
• Genre:Animation / Family
• Runtime:65 minutes

Cast

Hank Azaria : Bartok (voice)
Kelsey Grammer : Zozi (voice)
Andrea Martin : Baba Yaga (voice)
Catherine O’Hara: Ludmilla (voice)
Tim Curry : The Skull (voice)

Russia is being terrorized by an evil witch known as Baba Yaga (voiced by Andrea Martin); the only one who is not afraid of her is Bartok the Magnificent (voiced by Hank Azaria). Bartok, an albino bat, has just arrived in Moscow and is impressing everyone with his performances, including Tsarevich Ivan Romanov (voiced by Phillip Van Dyke). However, one person is not impressed; Ludmilla (voiced by Catherine O’Hara) finds Bartok annoying and naive. After Bartok’s show, a violent bear suddenly attacks. Bartok saves everyone by stunning the bear with dust and then knocks him over and traps him in a wagon.

Delighted with Bartok’s bravery, everyone around him rewards him with gold, including Prince Ivan, who gives him a royal ring, much to the displeasure of Ludmilla, who reminds him that the ring is only for members of the Romanov family, not commoners. She asks that he take the ring back, but Ivan disagrees, saying it is time for a change. Ludmilla, seeing that she cannot dissuade him, reluctantly allows it and they leave.

Ludmilla is still upset that Ivan has given a ring to a commoner, especially since it was a street performer, and believes it will encourage them. Ivan retorts that that was his intention and Vol, Ivan’s friend, agrees that Bartok was funny. Ludmilla, on the other hand, believes that Ivan needs to respect his duty to the crown, which incites Ivan, who is tired of listening to her, to say that he will do as he pleases and it is she who must respect the crown.

Meanwhile, Bartok is counting the money he received when the bear wakes up and scares him. It turns out Bartok’s amazing rescue was just another act – the bear is Zozi (voiced by Kelsey Grammer), Bartok’s partner in business. Zozi is apprehensive about Ivan’s ring and agrees with Ludmilla, that the ring should be returned. Bartok stubbornly refuses to give it back since it was a gift. Read more

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