Cheburashka Goes to School

1983 0h 10m RU

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 54

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Synopsis

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Fourth animation about Gena and Cheburashka. Gena finds out that Cheburashka is unable to read. Luckily, the next day is September 1, the first day of school, and Gena decides to take Cheburashka to school so he can learn. After failing to buy a school uniform, they go to the school anyway, only to find it is closed for repair. Shapoklyak uses Lariska the Rat to stimulate the workers to repair the school quickly. As the school also doesn't have enough teachers, Gena and Shapoklyak volunteer to be teachers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Klara Rumyanova
Cheburashka (voice)
Vasiliy Livanov
Gena the Crocodile (voice)
Georgi Burkov
Salesman (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 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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

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3 / 7

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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5 / 7

CAST

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Klara Rumyanova and Vasiliy Livanov and Georgi Burkov carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0487562 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 54 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Roman Kachanov directs. 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.
3Part of the "Cheburashka and Crocodile Gena Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Klara Rumyanova and Vasiliy Livanov and Georgi Burkov carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0487562 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 54 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.