The Heron and the Crane

1974 0h 10m RU

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6.7

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7.2

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 43★7.2IMDB · 1,000

Animation

Synopsis

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Animated short about a love between a heron and a crane.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Narrator (Voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yuri Norstein
Writers: Vladimir Ivanovich Dal, Yuri Norstein, Roman Kachanov
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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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yuri Norstein, shot by Aleksandr Zhukovskiy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0071608 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yuri Norstein directs. Aleksandr Zhukovskiy behind the camera. Mikhail Meerovich scores. Nadezhda Treshchyova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
252 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Yuri Norstein, shot by Aleksandr Zhukovskiy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mikhail Meerovich. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Nadezhda Treshchyova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7IMDB entry: tt0071608 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.