Fyodor Khitruk

Fyodor Khitruk

Fyodor Savelyevich Khitruk (Russian: Фёдор Савельевич Хитрук; 1 May 1917 – 3 December 2012; Tver) was a Russian (and Soviet) animator and animation director. Khitruk was born in Tver (Russian Empire), into a Jewish family. He came to Moscow to study graphic design at the OGIS College for Applied Arts. He graduated in 1936 and started to work with "Soyuzmultfilm" in 1938 as an animator. From 1962 onwards, he worked as a director. His first film "Story of One Crime" was an immense success. Today, this film is seen as the beginning of a renaissance of Soviet animation after a two-decade-long life in the shadows of Socialist realism. Diverging from the “naturalistic” Disney-like canons that were reigning in the 1950-60s in Soviet animated cartoons, he created his own style, which was laconic yet multi-level, non-trivial and vivid. He is the director of outstanding animated short films including such classics as his social satire of bureaucrats, "Man in the Frame" (1966); the philosophic parable, "Island" (1973) about the loneliness of a man in modern society; the biographical film "A Young Man Named Engels – A Portrait in Letters" (1970), based on drawings and letters of young Engels; the parody "Film, Film, Film" (1968); and the anti-war film, "Lion and Bull" (1984). In April 1993, Khitruk and three other leading animators (Yuri Norstein, Andrei Khrzhanovsky, and Eduard Nazarov) founded SHAR Studio, an animation school and studio in Russia. The Russian Cinema Committee is among the share-holders in the studio. In 2008, he released a two-volume book titled "Profession of Animation". He is the grandfather of violin virtuoso Anastasia Khitruk. Khitruk lived in Moscow, where he died in 2012, aged 95.

  • Title: Fyodor Khitruk
  • Popularity: 2.163
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1917-05-01
  • Place of Birth: Tver, Russian Empire
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  • Also Known As: Фёдор Савельевич Хитрук, Федор Хитрук, Fedor Khitruk, Fyodor Savelyevich Khitruk, Ф. Хитрук
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Fyodor Khitruk Movies

  • 1997
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    The Spirit of Genius - Fedor Khitruk and His Films

    The Spirit of Genius - Fedor Khitruk and His Films

    1 1997 HD

    Alder uncovers not only the life and works of the elusive Cold War soviet master, but also sheds light on the Soviet animation regime.

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  • 2014
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    Searching for the Lost Pochta

    Searching for the Lost Pochta

    1 2014 HD

    Travelogue of two film historians Nikolay Izvolov and Sergey Kapterev who visit world film archives around the globe in search of a lost sound...

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  • 1997
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    Animated Soviet Propaganda

    Animated Soviet Propaganda

    3 1997 HD

    A landmark four disc Box Set - Unearthed from Moscow's legendary Soyuzmultfilm Studios, the 41 films in ANIMATED SOVIET PROPAGANDA span sixty years...

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  • 2005
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    Miracle Factory. Animation Director

    Miracle Factory. Animation Director

    1 2005 HD

    The history of Russian animated films.

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  • 2004
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    Magia Russica

    Magia Russica

    1 2004 HD

    A poetic view of Russian animation and of cultural and social transformations Russian society has been gone through. It is about multi faceted and...

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  • 1977
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    One Day Before Our Era

    One Day Before Our Era

    7 1977 HD

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  • 1969
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    Winnie-the-Pooh

    Winnie-the-Pooh

    7.3 1969 HD

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  • 1972
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    Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day

    Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day

    7.5 1972 HD

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  • 1971
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    Winnie-the-Pooh Goes Visiting

    Winnie-the-Pooh Goes Visiting

    7.4 1971 HD

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  • 2000
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    Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 3

    Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 3

    1 2000 HD

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  • 1967
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    Othello-67

    Othello-67

    7 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    Othello-67

    Othello-67

    7 1967 HD

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  • 1982
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    Olympians

    Olympians

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    Olympians

    Olympians

    1 1982 HD

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  • 2002
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    About the Girl Who Found Her Bear

    About the Girl Who Found Her Bear

    1 2002 HD

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  • 2005
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    About Me

    About Me

    1 2005 HD

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  • 1973
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    Island

    Island

    5.9 1973 HD

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  • 1976
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    Ikar and Sages

    Ikar and Sages

    6.3 1976 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Tale of the Tsarevich and the Three Healers

    The Tale of the Tsarevich and the Three Healers

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1989
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    The Cow

    The Cow

    6.9 1989 HD

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  • 1938
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    Fyodor the Hunter

    Fyodor the Hunter

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1940
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    Bear Cub

    Bear Cub

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Flower with Seven Colours

    The Flower with Seven Colours

    6.3 1948 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Magic Carpet

    The Magic Carpet

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1948
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    Little Gray Neck

    Little Gray Neck

    7.3 1948 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Miraculous Bell

    The Miraculous Bell

    5.7 1949 HD

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  • 1949
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    Ambulance

    Ambulance

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Lion and the Hare

    The Lion and the Hare

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1949
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    Geese-Swans

    Geese-Swans

    6.5 1949 HD

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  • 1950
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    Fox the Builder

    Fox the Builder

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Robust

    The Robust

    6.8 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    When Christmas Trees Light Up

    When Christmas Trees Light Up

    7.2 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Magic Treasure

    The Magic Treasure

    10 1950 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights

    The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights

    7.3 1951 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Night Before Christmas

    The Night Before Christmas

    6.2 1951 HD

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  • 1951
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    Forest Travellers

    Forest Travellers

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1951
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    The High Hill

    The High Hill

    7 1951 HD

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  • 1952
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    Sarmiko

    Sarmiko

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1952
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    Kashtanka

    Kashtanka

    7.5 1952 HD

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  • 1952
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    Validoob - Fell Oak

    Validoob - Fell Oak

    3 1952 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Scarlet Flower

    The Scarlet Flower

    6.6 1952 HD

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  • 1953
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    Flight to the Moon

    Flight to the Moon

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Crow and the Fox, the Cuckoo and the Rooster

    The Crow and the Fox, the Cuckoo and the Rooster

    7 1953 HD

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  • 1953
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    Magic Store

    Magic Store

    7.3 1953 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Frog Princess

    The Frog Princess

    7.1 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    An Arrow Flies Into a Fairy Tale

    An Arrow Flies Into a Fairy Tale

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Orange Neck

    The Orange Neck

    5 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    A Dangerous Prank

    A Dangerous Prank

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1955
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    Dog and Cat

    Dog and Cat

    6 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    What Kind of Bird Is This?

    What Kind of Bird Is This?

    10 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    A Brave Hare

    A Brave Hare

    7.3 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Snow Postman

    The Snow Postman

    7.9 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    An Unusual Match

    An Unusual Match

    7.3 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Enchanted Boy

    The Enchanted Boy

    7.8 1955 HD

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  • 1956
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    Old Friends

    Old Friends

    7 1956 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Snow Queen

    The Snow Queen

    6.7 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Again, Deuce

    Again, Deuce

    5 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Familiar Pictures

    Familiar Pictures

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Once Upon a Time

    Once Upon a Time

    8.3 1957 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Secret of the Far Away Island

    The Secret of the Far Away Island

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1958
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    Petia and Little Red Riding Hood

    Petia and Little Red Riding Hood

    7.444 1958 HD

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  • 1959
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    Soon There Will Be Rain

    Soon There Will Be Rain

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    At Exactly Three Fifteen ...

    At Exactly Three Fifteen ...

    10 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Adventures of Buratino

    The Adventures of Buratino

    6.7 1959 HD

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  • 1960
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    Different Wheels

    Different Wheels

    7 1960 HD

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  • 1960
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    A Sober Sparrow

    A Sober Sparrow

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1960
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    Murzilka on the Satellite

    Murzilka on the Satellite

    10 1960 HD

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  • 1961
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    Family Chronicle

    Family Chronicle

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Key

    The Key

    5.8 1961 HD

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  • 1961
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    Big Troubles

    Big Troubles

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Love of Mankind

    The Love of Mankind

    3.7 1972 HD

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  • 2011
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    Riding on a Broomstick

    Riding on a Broomstick

    1 2011 HD

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  • 1960
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    It Was I Who Drew the Little Man

    It Was I Who Drew the Little Man

    6.3 1960 HD

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  • 1973
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    Balance of Fear

    Balance of Fear

    4.5 1973 HD

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  • 1963
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    Granny's Goat

    Granny's Goat

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Tale of Chapayev

    The Tale of Chapayev

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Boy from Napoli

    The Boy from Napoli

    5.7 1958 HD

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  • 1956
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    Adventures of Murzilka

    Adventures of Murzilka

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    Girl in the Jungle

    Girl in the Jungle

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1955
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    A Pipe and a Bear

    A Pipe and a Bear

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    Stepan the Sailor

    Stepan the Sailor

    6 1955 HD

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  • 1954
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    On the Forest Stage

    On the Forest Stage

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    A Goat-Musician

    A Goat-Musician

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1953
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    A Naughty Kitten

    A Naughty Kitten

    10 1953 HD

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  • 1951
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    Friends-Comrades

    Friends-Comrades

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish

    The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish

    8.3 1950 HD

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  • 1949
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    A Cuckoo and a Blackbird

    A Cuckoo and a Blackbird

    7 1949 HD

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  • 1941
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    Mukha-Tsokotukha - The Clatter Fly

    Mukha-Tsokotukha - The Clatter Fly

    1.5 1941 HD

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  • 1940
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    Favourite Characters

    Favourite Characters

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1938
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    Ivashko and Baba-Yaga

    Ivashko and Baba-Yaga

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1938
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    Tale of the Good Umar

    Tale of the Good Umar

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1973
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    Balance of Fear

    Balance of Fear

    4.5 1973 HD

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  • 1975
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    Little Hippo

    Little Hippo

    7 1975 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Cat in the Cap

    The Cat in the Cap

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1985
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    Kuth and Mice

    Kuth and Mice

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1985
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    Wolfy

    Wolfy

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1995
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    Attraction

    Attraction

    1 1995 HD

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  • 2002
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    Neighbours

    Neighbours

    1 2002 HD

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  • 1968
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    Zigzag of Success

    Zigzag of Success

    6.3 1968 HD

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  • 1975
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    Escape of Mr. McKinley

    Escape of Mr. McKinley

    3.9 1975 HD

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  • 1980
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    O Sport, You Are Peace!

    O Sport, You Are Peace!

    5.6 1980 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Love of Mankind

    The Love of Mankind

    3.7 1972 HD

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  • 1968
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    Film, Film, Film

    Film, Film, Film

    7.6 1968 HD

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  • 1966
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    Man in the Frame

    Man in the Frame

    5.9 1966 HD

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  • 1963
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    Story of One Crime

    Story of One Crime

    5.7 1963 HD

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  • 1974
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    I Give you a Star

    I Give you a Star

    7 1974 HD

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  • 1976
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    Ikar and Sages

    Ikar and Sages

    6.3 1976 HD

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  • 1977
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    One Day Before Our Era

    One Day Before Our Era

    7 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    One Day Before Our Era

    One Day Before Our Era

    7 1977 HD

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  • 1965
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    Boniface's Holiday

    Boniface's Holiday

    6.1 1965 HD

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  • 1964
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    Little Stomper

    Little Stomper

    6.3 1964 HD

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  • 1984
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    Lion and Bull

    Lion and Bull

    5.8 1984 HD

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  • 1984
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    Lion and Bull

    Lion and Bull

    5.8 1984 HD

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  • 1955
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    A Hazel Tree Twig

    A Hazel Tree Twig

    6.3 1955 HD

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  • 1965
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    Boniface's Holiday

    Boniface's Holiday

    6.1 1965 HD

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  • 1973
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    Island

    Island

    5.9 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    Island

    Island

    5.9 1973 HD

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  • 1968
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    Film, Film, Film

    Film, Film, Film

    7.6 1968 HD

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  • 1974
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    I Give you a Star

    I Give you a Star

    7 1974 HD

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  • 1986
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    Three Novels

    Three Novels

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1973
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    Balance of Fear

    Balance of Fear

    4.5 1973 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    Winnie-the-Pooh

    Winnie-the-Pooh

    7.3 1969 HD

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  • 1971
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    Winnie-the-Pooh Goes Visiting

    Winnie-the-Pooh Goes Visiting

    7.4 1971 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Friends from Taiga

    The Friends from Taiga

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1986
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    Lafertovskaya Makovnitsa

    Lafertovskaya Makovnitsa

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1964
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    Little Stomper

    Little Stomper

    6.3 1964 HD

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  • 1972
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    Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day

    Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day

    7.5 1972 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Twelve Months

    The Twelve Months

    6.6 1956 HD

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  • 1966
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    Man in the Frame

    Man in the Frame

    5.9 1966 HD

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  • 1970
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    A Young Man Named Engels – A Portrait in Letters

    A Young Man Named Engels – A Portrait in Letters

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    A Young Man Named Engels – A Portrait in Letters

    A Young Man Named Engels – A Portrait in Letters

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2000
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    Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 1

    Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 1

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2000
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    Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 1

    Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 1

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2000
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    Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 2

    Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 2

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2000
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    Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 2

    Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 2

    1 2000 HD

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  • 1953
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    Brave Pak

    Brave Pak

    7 1953 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Cat's House

    The Cat's House

    5.8 1958 HD

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  • 1939
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    Uncle Stepa

    Uncle Stepa

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E13

    8 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E12

    7.3 1970 HD

    They are neither adults nor kids - somewhere in between, living in their separate boys and girls cozy dorms and doing whatever they love to do -...

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  • 1970
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    7 1970 HD

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