The City of Masters (Russian: Город мастеров) is a 1965 Belarusian Soviet fantasy adventure film directed by Vladimir Bychkov [ru] based on a children's fantasy play[a] by Tamara Gabbe [ru].
[1][2][3] The film takes place in a free city in medieval Europe populated by cheerful artisans and craftsmen, who suddenly find themselves enslaved by a malevolent Duke de Malicorn.
But not for long.
A group of the city dwellers escape into forests and begin to fight for liberation.
The plot involves a love storyline.