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Winnie-the-Pooh

1969 0h 10m RU
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7.4
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★7.4TMDB · 172
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Synopsis
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According to Winnie-the-Pooh himself, bears love honey very much. That's why it always runs out very quickly. And you can't do without honey, so Winnie, along with Piglet, sets off for a tall tree with a beehive hanging from it. Winnie fearlessly climbs up to the beehive on a balloon, singing a song about a little cloud.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Fyodor Khitruk
Writers
Boris Zakhoder, Fyodor Khitruk
Languages
Russian
Countries
Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Winnie-the-Pooh (USSR) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fyodor Khitruk, shot by Nina Klimova. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mieczysław Weinberg. 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 Nina Mayorova 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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Evgeni Leonov and Iya Savvina and Vladimir Osenev carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fyodor Khitruk directs. Nina Klimova behind the camera. Mieczysław Weinberg scores. Nina Mayorova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 257 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
  • 3Part of the "Winnie-the-Pooh (USSR) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 5Directed by Fyodor Khitruk, shot by Nina Klimova. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 6Original score by Mieczysław Weinberg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 7Editor Nina Mayorova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 8Evgeni Leonov and Iya Savvina and Vladimir Osenev carry the top of the cast.
  • 9IMDB entry: tt0211729 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography
Nina Klimova
Original score
Mieczysław Weinberg
Editing
Nina Mayorova
Runtime
10 min · 0h 10m
Status
Released
Original language
RU

Part of

Winnie-the-Pooh (USSR) Collection

Film collection recounting the adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Soviet version).

Also by

Fyodor Khitruk

Production companies

Who made it

  • Soyuzmultfilm

    Soyuzmultfilm

    SU

Key crew

  • NovelA.A. Milne
  • Art DirectionEduard Nazarov
  • EditorNina Mayorova
  • Art DirectionVladimir Zuykov

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • balloon
  • based on children's book
  • cartoon pig
  • cartoon bear

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1969-07-19· Source: IMDb

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