The Adventures of Buratino

1976 2h 12m RU

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6.7

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7.5

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★6.7TMDB · 79★7.5IMDB · 2,316

FamilyFantasyAdventureTV Movie

Synopsis

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A wooden boy Buratino tries to find his place in life. He befriends toys from a toy theater owned by evil Karabas-Barabas, gets tricked by Alice the Fox and Basilio the Cat and finally discovers the mystery of a golden key given to him by kind Tortila the Tortoise.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dmitriy Iosifov
Buratino / Буратино
Tatyana Protsenko
Malvina / Мальвина
Mykola Hrynko
Papa Carlo / Папа Карло
Vladimir Etush
Karabas-Barabas / Карабас Барабас
Vladimir Basov
Duremar / Дуремар
Rina Zelyonaya
Tortilla The Tortoise / черепаха Тортила
Rolan Bykov
Basilio The Cat / Кот Базилио
Yelena Sanayeva
Alice The Fox / Лиса Алиса

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leonid Nechayev
Writers: Inna Vetkina
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Leonid Nechayev, shot by Yuri Yelkhov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Aleksey Rybnikov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Editor Vera Kolyadenko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Dmitriy Iosifov and Tatyana Protsenko and Mykola Hrynko carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0073570 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Leonid Nechayev directs. Yuri Yelkhov behind the camera. Aleksey Rybnikov scores. Vera Kolyadenko cuts. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

150 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Leonid Nechayev, shot by Yuri Yelkhov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Aleksey Rybnikov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Vera Kolyadenko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Dmitriy Iosifov and Tatyana Protsenko and Mykola Hrynko carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0073570 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.