When Christmas Trees Light Up

1950 0h 20m RU

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7.1

SOLID

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7.5

IMDB

★7.1TMDB · 14★7.5IMDB · 225

Animation

Synopsis

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On New Year's Eve, two lost in the woods toys try to prove to wild and hungry predators that they're not good to eat.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vladimir Volodin
Snowman (voice)
Yuliya Yulskaya
Vanya Ivanov (voice)
Leonid Pirogov
Father Frost (voice)
Rostislav Plyatt
The Wolf (voice)
Viktoriya Ivanova
Snow Maiden (voice)
Tatyana Barysheva
Mother Hare (voice)
Yuri Khrzhanovsky
Teddy-bear (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mstislav Pashchenko
Writers: Sergey Mikhalkov, Vladimir Suteev, Mikhail Volpin
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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76 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Vladimir Volodin and Yuliya Yulskaya and Leonid Pirogov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0211466 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mstislav Pashchenko directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
276 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Vladimir Volodin and Yuliya Yulskaya and Leonid Pirogov carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0211466 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.