Amphibian Man (film)
Amphibian Man (Russian: Человек-амфибия, translit. Chelovek-amfibiya) is a 1962 Soviet science fiction romance film starring Vladimir Korenev and directed by Vladimir Chebotaryov and Gennadi Kazansky. The film stars Vladimir Korenev and Anastasiya Vertinskaya in the lead roles.
| Amphibian Man | |
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Soviet poster for Amphibian Man | |
| Directed by | Gennadi Kazansky Vladimir Chebotaryov |
| Written by | Alexander Beliaev (novel) Akiba Golburt Aleksei Kapler Aleksandr Ksenofontov |
| Starring | Vladimir Korenev Anastasiya Vertinskaya Mikhail Kozakov |
| Cinematography | Eduard Rozovsky |
| Edited by | Lyudmila Obrazumova |
| Music by | Andrei Petrov |
Production company | Lenfilm |
| Distributed by | BijouFlix Releasing National Telefilm Associates (TV syndication) |
Release date | January 3, 1962 |
Running time | 82 min. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
| Box office | 100 million admissions |
The plot is based upon the eponymous 1928 novel by Alexander Beliaev. It focuses on a youth named Ichthyander (Russian: Ихтиандр, Ichtiandr) (from Greek: fish+man) who was surgically altered to survive under the sea. It was given the name of Tarzan des Mers before the estate of Edgar Rice Burroughs took exception.
The film was the leader of Soviet distribution in 1962, with 65.5 million admissions during its initial run that year. It later sold up to 100 million admissions including re-runs, the highest for a Soviet film up until The Red Snowball Tree (1974).