Comedy ·Animation ·Family · Soviet Union · 1982 · 10m

Once Upon a Time, There Lived a Dog

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Director
Eduard Nazarov
Cast
Georgi Burkov as Dog (voice) Armen Dzhigarkhanyan as Wolf (voice) Eduard Nazarov as Narrator (voice)
Crew
Mikhail Druyan — Director of Photography Eduard Nazarov — Screenplay Ninel Lipnitskaya — Producer
Synopsis

Based on the Ukrainian folktale, the old dog of a village family is not as keen as he once was, and is sent away after he fails to guard their house during a robbery. In the woods, he meets the wolf he protected his masters against long ago, who decides to pay a favor to get his old enemy's rightful place back in the doghouse.

Mood & Themes
villagelone wolfanthropomorphismtalking dogweddingshort filmfolk tales
Key Collaborators
Eduard Nazarov Director Mikhail Druyan Director of Photography Eduard Nazarov Screenplay Ninel Lipnitskaya Producer
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