Animation · Soviet Union · 1963 · 17m

The Monster Cockroach

Тараканище

The Monster Cockroach poster
Director
Vladimir Polkovnikov
Cast
Sergei Tseits as Tarakanishche (voice) Yuriy Filimonov as Korney Chukovskiy (voice) Nina Nikitina as Kangaroo (voice) Aleksei Gribov as Hippopotamus (voice) Klara Rumyanova as Mice (voice, uncredited) Lidiya Korolyova as Wild cow (voice, uncredited)
Crew
Nina Klimova — Director of Photography Aleksandr Varlamov — Original Music Composer Vladimir Suteev — Writer Korney Chukovsky — Novel
Synopsis

Adaptation of a fairy tale Korney Chukovsky. As big and strong animals, succumbing to panic, obey little cockroach.

Key Collaborators
Vladimir Polkovnikov Director Nina Klimova Director of Photography Aleksandr Varlamov Original Music Composer Vladimir Suteev Writer Korney Chukovsky Novel
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