The Tale of the Old Oak Tree

1948 0h 11m RU

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★8.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Not long ago, a boy Makarka lived in this area. One day after his grandmother left for the city, Makarka cleared up and began to break trees, shoot nests with chicks, cut his own name on the trunk of a tree. An old oak tree made a remark to him: is it possible? On this insolent Makarka boldly said that nothing terrible. Then the angry trees and birds decided to teach the unfit boy a lesson, and something like that started, from which the bully reluctantly had to think and ask for forgiveness.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Olga Khodatayeva
Writers: N. Kopyevsky, D. Galinskiy
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Olga Khodatayeva, shot by Mikhail Druyan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4857172 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Olga Khodatayeva directs. Mikhail Druyan behind the camera. Yuriy Nikolskiy scores. Aleksandra Firsova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
278 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Olga Khodatayeva, shot by Mikhail Druyan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yuriy Nikolskiy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Aleksandra Firsova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7IMDB entry: tt4857172 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.