Wish Upon a Pike

По щучьему веленью

Also known as Po Shchuchemu Veleniyu, По щучьему велению, The Magic Fish

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.