The First Autograph

1980 0h 10m RU

Animation

Synopsis

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About how animals tried to get an autograph from the Olympic bear.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Georgiy Vitsin
Klara Rumyanova
Boris Runge
Yuri Volyntsev
Aleksandr Baranov

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Boris Dyozhkin
Writers: Sakko Runge, Boris Dyozhkin, Pyotr Korobaev
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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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Метеор и другие (Коллекция)" — 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 Boris Dyozhkin, shot by Mikhail Druyan. 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 Viktor Lebedev. 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 Olga Vasilenko 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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Georgiy Vitsin and Klara Rumyanova and Boris Runge carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Boris Dyozhkin directs. Mikhail Druyan behind the camera. Viktor Lebedev scores. Olga Vasilenko 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.
246 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Метеор и другие (Коллекция)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Boris Dyozhkin, shot by Mikhail Druyan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Viktor Lebedev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Olga Vasilenko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Georgiy Vitsin and Klara Rumyanova and Boris Runge carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt6762280 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.