On the motives of the legend and symphonic poem of Rimsky-Korsakov about invisible city Kitezh which was hidden in the water of the lake in order to avoid Tatar invasion. In the film motives of Russian fresco of XIV-XVI are used. <;br> IF of animation films in Zagreb (Socialistic Federative Republic of Yugoslavia), 1972 – Grand Prix, V ICF, Tbilisi 1972 – The prize and premium for the best animation film; VII in Carlovy Vary, 1971 – The Premium for the best animation film, ICF in Bombay, 1972 – The Diploma.
directed by
Youry Norstein, Ivan Ivanov-Vano
written by
Ivan Ivanov-Vano
art directors
Arcady Turin, Marina Sokolova
artists
M. Spasskaya, Francheska Yarbusova, Vladimir Dudkin, Vladimir Alisov, A. Danilov
animators
Alexander Rozhkov, Vyacheslav Shilobreyev, Boris Savin, Youry Norstein
