Three from Prostokvashino

1978 0h 17m RU

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 122

Animation

Synopsis

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Little Fedor brings a cat to home despite his mother's distaste for cats. He runs away with his talking cat, to make more friends on the way.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mariya Vinogradova
Uncle Fyodor (voice)
Oleg Tabakov
Matroskin the Cat (voice)
Lev Durov
Sharik the Dog (voice)
Valentina Talyzina
Mother (voice)
Boris Novikov
Pechkin the Postman (voice)
German Kachin
Father (voice)
Zinaida Naryshkina
Hvatayka the Jackdaw (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vladimir Popov
Writers: Eduard Uspensky, Sergey Marakasov
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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2 / 8

ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Prostokvashino Collection" — 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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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vladimir Popov, shot by Kabul Rasulov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Mariya Vinogradova and Oleg Tabakov and Lev Durov carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vladimir Popov directs. Kabul Rasulov behind the camera. Evgeniy Krylatov scores. Nataliya Stepantseva cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Prostokvashino Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Vladimir Popov, shot by Kabul Rasulov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Evgeniy Krylatov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Nataliya Stepantseva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Mariya Vinogradova and Oleg Tabakov and Lev Durov carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0189160 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.