About the Hippopotamus Who Was Afraid of Inoculations

1966 0h 17m RU

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7.4

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★7.7TMDB · 7★7.4IMDB · 220

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Synopsis

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Fabulous animals bathed, rested and had fun on the summer beach of the southern town. Suddenly, the rest was interrupted by an urgent message on a hanging poster: "Everyone needs to vaccinate vaccinations from elephant to fly!". However, all the animals, having read the message, as if nothing had happened, began to rest, dance and sunbathe again. And only Behemoth, worried, began to ask everyone how scary and painful it was to vaccinate.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mikhail Yanshin
The Behemoth (voice) / Бегемот
Georgi Millyar
Marabu (voice) / Марабу
Grigoriy Shpigel
Doctor (voice) / Доктор
Elena Ponsova
Pussy-cat (voice) / Тигрица, Кенгуру-почтальон
Georgiy Vitsin
The Wolf, The Giraffe, The Crocodile (voice) / Волк, Жираф, Крокодил

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leonid Amalrik
Writers: Vladimir Suteev
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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60 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 Leonid Amalrik, 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 Nikita Bogoslovskiy. 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 Marina Trusova 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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Mikhail Yanshin and Georgi Millyar and Grigoriy Shpigel carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

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IMDB entry: tt0214021 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Leonid Amalrik directs. Mikhail Druyan behind the camera. Nikita Bogoslovskiy scores. Marina Trusova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
260 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Leonid Amalrik, shot by Mikhail Druyan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Nikita Bogoslovskiy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Marina Trusova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mikhail Yanshin and Georgi Millyar and Grigoriy Shpigel carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0214021 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.