The Enchanted Boy

1955 0h 44m RU

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 28

AnimationFantasy

Synopsis

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An animated adaptation of the classic story of Nils Holgerson, a naughty boy who is transformed to a very little dwarf and goes through many adventures, flying with a band of wild geese.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Valentina Sperantova
Nils (voice)
Erast Garin
Martin (voice)
Georgiy Vitsin
Rozenblom (voice)
Sergei Martinson
Rat (voice)
Georgi Millyar
Goose (voice)
Anatoliy Kubatskiy
Gnome (voice)
Aleksey Konsovskiy
Tatyana Strukova

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vladimir Polkovnikov
Writers: Mikhail Volpin
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 44-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vladimir Polkovnikov, shot by Mikhail Druyan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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ERA

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Valentina Sperantova and Erast Garin and Georgiy Vitsin carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0211762 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vladimir Polkovnikov directs. Mikhail Druyan behind the camera. Nina Mayorova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 44-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
271 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Vladimir Polkovnikov, shot by Mikhail Druyan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Nina Mayorova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Valentina Sperantova and Erast Garin and Georgiy Vitsin carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0211762 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "talking to animals", "based on fairy tale", "gnome", "bewitchment".