Dobrinya and the Dragon

20060 RU

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 109

AdventureAnimationComedyFantasy

Synopsis

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Dobrinya Nikitich goes on a quest to save the royal niece and finds out whether his old friend Zmey Gorinich is loyal to him. During the adventures, he is accompanied by the royal messenger who's in love with the royal niece.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Valeri Solovyev
Dobrynya Nikitich (voice)
Yuri Tarasov
Elisey (voice)
Oleg Kulikovich
Zmey Gorynych (voice)
Andrei Tolubeyev
Kolyvan (voice)
Anatoli Petrov
Beket (voice)
Sergey Makovetskiy
Knyaz of Kiev (voice)
Yekaterina Gorokhovskaya
Zabava Putyatishna (voice)
Elena Shulman
Nastasia (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ilya Maksimov
Writers: Aleksandr Boyarsky, Ilya Maksimov, Maxim Sveshnikov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 80% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 20 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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Valeri Solovyev and Yuri Tarasov and Oleg Kulikovich carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0465967 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ilya Maksimov 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 $4.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 80% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 20 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.
7Valeri Solovyev and Yuri Tarasov and Oleg Kulikovich carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0465967 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Original score: Valentin Vasenkov
Editing: Sergey Glezin
Production design: Olga Ovinnikova
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $4,500,000
Box office: $3,620,000
Return: 80% of budget
Original language: RU
IMDB: Dobrinya and the Dragon (2006)

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.