A boy named Volka discovers an ancient vessel on the bottom of a river. When he opens it, a genie emerges from there. He calls himself Hassan Abdurrahman ibn Khottab, or in Russian style Khottabych. Grateful Khottabych is ready to fulfill any of Volka's wishes. But it appears that Volka should use the powers of the genie carefully, for they can have undesirable results.
Николай Волков
as Хоттабыч
Aleksei Litvinov
as Волька (Володя Костыльков)
Gennadi Khudyakov
as Женька Богорад
Lev Kovalchuk
as Гога
Olga Cherkasova
as Варвара Степановна
Майя Блинова
as мать Вольки
Ефим Копелян
as Джафар али Мухаммедов
Александр Лариков
as доктор
Анатолий Королькевич
as Comrade from the State Circus Administration
Valentina Romanova
as Глафира Кузьминична
Евгений Весник
as постовой милиционер
Ayzik Galin
as профорг цирка
