beauty queen, figure skater, and stamp collector). Mystery Science Theater 3000 The works of Aleksandr Ptushko are now perhaps best known to native English speakers for their inclusion in the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000. The three re-edited films from Ptushko's epic fantasy period, The Magic Voyage of Sinbad, The Sword and the Dragon, and The Day the Earth Froze were used as fodder for the show's humorous wisecracks in its fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons (episodes 422, 505, and 617). Though it may be considered a dubious distinction for a film to be aired as part of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 series, it is worth mentioning that the versions of Ptushko's films which were used were the heavily re-edited and dubbed versions created specifically for American release, radically different from Ptushko's originals in all but their visuals. It is also worth noting that he has also received some rare praise from the crew; Kevin Murphy, one of the stars of the program, has professed a love for the "breathtaking" visual style and "stunning photography and special effects" of these films in multiple interviews. Paul Chaplin, another writer of the show, has also expressed admiration. Sadko and Ilya Muromets have since been fully restored and released on DVD in their original Russian versions by RusCiCo (with English subtitles). Filmography Original Russian titles noted where possible. See discussion page for source information. Feature Films Directed Новый Гулливер (The New Gulliver, 1935) -- director, script writer Золотой ключик (The Golden Key, 1939) -- director, producer Каменный цветок (The Stone Flower, 1946) -- director, production designer Садко (Sadko, 1952) -- director Илья Муромец (Ilya Muromets, 1956) -- director Сампо (Sampo, 1959) -- director Алые паруса (Scarlet Sails, 1961) -- director Сказка о потерянном времени (A Tale of Time Lost, 1964) -- director Сказка о царе Салтане (The Tale of Tsar Saltan, 1966) -- director, script writer Руслан и Людмила (Ruslan and Ludmila, 1972) -- director, script writer Other Feature Film Work Aerograd (1935) -- director of combination shots Deti Kapitana Granta (The Children of Captain Grant, 1936) -- cinematographer and director of combination shots Batyri Stepey (Batyri of the Steppes, 1942) -- special effects director Paren iz nashego goroda (A Lad From Our Town, 1942) -- special effects production director Sekretar raykoma (Regional Party Secretary, 1942) -- special effects production director Front (1943) -- special effects Nebo Moskvy (The Skies of