Gena the Crocodile

1969 0h 20m RU

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7.7

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Synopsis

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First animation about Gena and Cheburashka. Gena the Crocodile works as a zoo animal at an urban zoo. Every evening, he returns home to his lonely apartment. Gena gets very tired of playing chess against himself and decides to find some friends to play with. Animals and people respond to advertisements that he posts all around the city. First, a girl named Galya comes with a homeless puppy, who is then followed by Cheburashka. They decide to build a house for all the lonely citizens of the city, but a mischievous old lady, Shapoklyak, tries to stop them in different ways.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vasiliy Livanov
Gena the Crocodile (voice)
Klara Rumyanova
Cheburashka (voice)
Vladimir Rautbart
Shapoklyak (voice)
Vladimir Kenigson
Salesman (voice)
Tamara Dmitrieva
Galya (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roman Kachanov
Writers: Eduard Uspensky
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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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Cheburashka and Crocodile Gena Collection" — 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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Original score by Mikhail Ziv. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Vasiliy Livanov and Klara Rumyanova and Vladimir Rautbart carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0146970 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Roman Kachanov directs. Mikhail Ziv scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
257 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Cheburashka and Crocodile Gena Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Mikhail Ziv. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Vasiliy Livanov and Klara Rumyanova and Vladimir Rautbart carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0146970 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.