Animation ·Fantasy ·Family ·Adventure · Soviet Union · 1951 · 49m

The Night Before Christmas

Ночь перед Рождеством

Director

Cast

Vladimir Gribkov as The Devil (voice) Aleksei Gribov as Narrator (voice) Liliya Gritsenko as Oksana (voice) Nikolai Gritsenko as Vakula (voice) Mikhail Yanshin as Chub (voice) Vera Maretskaya as Solokha (voice)

Crew

Elena Petrova — Director of Photography Nikolay Voinov — Director of Photography Valentina Ivanova — Editor Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — Original Music Composer Zinaida Brumberg — Screenplay Valentina Brumberg — Screenplay

Synopsis

Based on the work of Nikolay Gogol. Handsome blacksmith Vakula who fell in love with village beauty, Oksana, is ready to do anything for her liking. Even to fly on the devil's back to Saint-Petersburg and ask the Empress for the slippers that he can present his sweetheart.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Valentina Brumberg Director Zinaida Brumberg Director Elena Petrova Director of Photography Nikolay Voinov Director of Photography Valentina Ivanova Editor Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Original Music Composer Zinaida Brumberg Screenplay Valentina Brumberg Screenplay Mikhail Yanshin Screenplay Aleksandr Belyakov Production Design Pyotr Repkin Production Design Nadezhda Stroganova Production Design

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