A Pill

1983 0h 10m RU

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Animation

Synopsis

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How the animals punished the liar-fox.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nikolay Grabbe
The bear (voice)
Natalya Gurzo
The fox (voice)
Lyudmila Gnilova
The hedgehog (voice)
Yuri Puzyryov
The badger (voice)
Lev Shabarin
The hare (voice)
Vladimir Prokhorov
The wolf (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roman Davydov
Writers: Vladimir Kapninskiy, Pyotr Korobaev, Nikolay Mitrokhin
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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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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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 Roman Davydov, shot by Boris Kotov. 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 Vladimir Krivtsov. 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 Elena Belyavskaya 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

CAST

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Nikolay Grabbe and Natalya Gurzo and Lyudmila Gnilova carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6370268 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Roman Davydov directs. Boris Kotov behind the camera. Vladimir Krivtsov scores. Elena Belyavskaya 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.
243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Roman Davydov, shot by Boris Kotov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Vladimir Krivtsov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Elena Belyavskaya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Nikolay Grabbe and Natalya Gurzo and Lyudmila Gnilova carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt6370268 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.