Alesha Popovich and Tugarin the Dragon

20040 RU

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 143

AnimationComedyFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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Alesha Popovich has to catch Tugarin Zmey and bring back the stolen money with the help of a talking Horse (which talks all the time and has an opinion on everything), a wise granny, a donkey and a beauty Lyubava.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Oleg Kulikovich
Alesha Popovitch (voice)
Liya Medvedeva
Lyubava (voice)
Anatoli Petrov
Grandfather Tikhon (voice)
Dmitry Vysotsky
Yuli (voice)
Ivan Krasko
Ivan / Pope (voice)
Tatyana Ivanova
Mother (voice)
Mikhail Chernyak
Moses (voice)
Konstantin Bronzit
Tugarin (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Konstantin Bronzit
Writers: Konstantin Bronzit, Ilya Maksimov, Aleksandr Boyarsky
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 43% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Three Heroes Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Oleg Kulikovich and Liya Medvedeva and Anatoli Petrov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0415481 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Konstantin Bronzit directs. Valentin Vasenkov scores. Sergey Glezin cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 43% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 22 years ago.
4Part of the "Three Heroes Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Original score by Valentin Vasenkov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Sergey Glezin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Oleg Kulikovich and Liya Medvedeva and Anatoli Petrov carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0415481 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Original score: Valentin Vasenkov
Editing: Sergey Glezin
Production design: Olga Ovinnikova
Sound: Aleksandr Boyarsky
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $4,000,000
Box office: $1,732,414
Return: 43% of budget
Original language: RU
IMDB: Alesha Popovich and Tugarin the Dragon (2004)

Part of

Three Heroes Collection

The Three Bogatyrs (Три богатыря) is an animated franchise produced by Melnitsa Animation Studio. Voices of Sergey Makovetsky, Dmitry Vysotsky, Liya Medvedeva, Valery Soloviev, Oleg Kulikovich, Oleg Tabakov, Anatoly Petrov, Andrei Tolubeyev and Fyodor Bondarchuk with Elizaveta Boyarskaya are featured in the films. The overall plot through the series follows the adventures of three most famous bogatyrs: Alyosha Popovich, Dobrynya Nikitich and Ilya Muromets.