Film
Heart of a Dog
1988 · 2h 16m · Drama · Comedy · Science Fiction
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Overview
In 1920s Moscow, shortly after the October Revolution, a stray dog named Sharik is taken in by Professor Preobrazhensky, a wealthy and respected surgeon. The professor performs a daring medical experiment on the dog that changes him into a human being. As the newly transformed Sharikov begins to navigate life in the professor’s apartment, his crude behavior and revolutionary ideas turn the household upside down.
Cast
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Professor Filipp Preobrazhenskyy
Boris Plotnikov
Doctor Bormental
Vladimir Tolokonnikov
Sharikov
Nina Ruslanova
Darya Petrovna
Olga Melikhova
Zinochka
Aleksei Mironov
Fyodor
Roman Kartsev
Shvonder
Anzhelika Nevolina
Vasnetsova
Natalya Fomenko
Vyazemskaya
Evgeniy Kuznetsov
Pestrukhin
Ivan Ganzha
Zharovkin
Valentina Kovel
Sergei Filippov
The Patient
Roman Tkachuk
Nikolai Nikolayevich Persikov
Aleksey Savostyanov
A. Ruden
Crew
- Vladimir BortkoDirector
- Nataliya BortkoScreenplay
- Mikhail BulgakovNovel
- Yuriy ShaygardanovDirector of Photography
- Vladimir DashkevichOriginal Music Composer
- Leda SemyonovaEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 11, 1988
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Russian
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- Rated
- 12+
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction
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