Adventures of Murzilka

1956 0h 20m RU

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Synopsis

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The fabulous journalist Murzilka, while on vacation, receives a telegram from the magazine's editor-in-chief in which Murzilka is instructed to make a photo portrait of a good boy or child inventor for the cover of the new issue.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yuliya Yulskaya
Murzilka ( uncredited )
Valentina Sperantova
Petya ( uncredited )
Georgiy Vitsin
Starling / Janitor Uncle Egor ( uncredited )

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yevgeni Raykovskiy
Writers: Nikolay Erdman, Oleg Erberg, A. Karanov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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70 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Приключения Мурзилки (Коллекция)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

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 Yevgeni Raykovskiy, shot by N. Sokolova. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Yuliya Yulskaya and Valentina Sperantova and Georgiy Vitsin carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6301950 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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

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The take

Yevgeni Raykovskiy directs. N. Sokolova behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
270 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Приключения Мурзилки (Коллекция)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Yevgeni Raykovskiy, shot by N. Sokolova. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Yuliya Yulskaya and Valentina Sperantova and Georgiy Vitsin carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt6301950 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.