Because of kind acts toward three beggars, an honest soldier returning from war is given a magical sack, an unbeatable deck of cards, a ruby whistle and a comparable dance, which he uses to save a kingdom and to foil Death.
John Hurt
The Storyteller
Bob Peck
The Soldier
Stuart Richman
Fiddling Beggar
Walter Sparrow
Card Trick Beggar
John Franklyn-Robbins
Tzar
Ishia Bennison
Tzarina
Jan Chappell
The Soldier's Wife
Gavin Knights
The Soldier's Son
David Fleeshman
Innkeeper
Alistair Fullarton
Death/Devil
Brian Henson
The Storyteller's Dog
David Alan Barclay
Devil
Barry Lyndon
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Lone Survivor
Buck Privates
The Kill Team
Little Boy
Sahara
The Lucky One
Frank and Penelope
Max
Let's Get Harry
The Duellists
Ladyhawke
Fairy Tales
The Boy with Green Hair
The Court Jester
Dear John
The Prince and the Pauper
Carry On Sergeant
Indivisible