The Strongest (1974): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1974, The Strongest is a fantasy and family film directed by Oleg Nikolaevsky, running about 84 minutes.

What it’s about. Once upon a time, miles and miles away, there was an old man with an old woman. They spent with each other a long time but had no children. One day an old man made a dolly of dough, put her on the oven, and suddenly a baby was born out of a dolly, and he wasnt a simple child, because he grew before their eyes, ate like seven, until he grew into a huge and strong guy. There was the thing that grieved old men, that he had no heart, after all, he was made of dough. Once he met a neighboring beauty girl, paid compliments to her, fooling around, she thought he had fallen in love, and didnt know at that time that he had no heart, and fell in love with the hercules. He started getting cast down, and headed, as they say, to show his worth and see the others

Who’s in it. The Strongest stars Nikolai Merzlikin as Батыр, Yevgeni Vesnik as халиф / визирь, Tatyana Klyuyeva as Гюльчек and Vladimir Doveiko as Див, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, The Strongest sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Strongest page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Strongest tend to enjoy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Green Mile, Spirited Away and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.