
The Nutcracker(1973)
A young chambermaid finds a neglected nutcracker under a Christmas tree. It comes to life, but the Nutcracker is really an enchanted prince.


The owner left a scarecrow in the field. Autumn came, the birds moved south, and the scarecrow got tired of hanging idly on a pole. He asked the donkey to help him get down. At this time, a flock of storks was getting ready for the road. It became clear that one stork could not fly, it was wounded by hunters. The scarecrow volunteered to take care of the sick stork all winter…

Olga Gromova

Zinaida Naryshkina

Vyacheslav Bogachyov

Vsevolod Larionov
When Do the Storks Arrive is a animation film released in 1978. Directed by Zinoviy Royzman, it stars Olga Gromova, Zinaida Naryshkina, Vyacheslav Bogachyov. The owner left a scarecrow in the field. Autumn came, the birds moved south, and the scarecrow got tired of hanging idly on a pole. He asked the donkey to help him get down. At this time, a flock of storks was getting ready for the road. It became clear that one stork could not fly, it was wounded by hunters. The scarecrow volunteered to take care of the sick stork all winter…
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