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Once Upon a Time, There Lived a Dog

Once Upon a Time, There Lived a Dog

19828.00h 10m

Overview

Based on the Ukrainian folktale, the old dog of a village family is not as keen as he once was, and is sent away after he fails to guard their house during a robbery. In the woods, he meets the wolf he protected his masters against long ago, who decides to pay a favor to get his old enemy's rightful place back in the doghouse.

Directed by Eduard Nazarov
Written by Eduard Nazarov, Elena Mikhaylova, Raisa Frichinskaya
Produced by Ninel Lipnitskaya
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Top Cast

Georgi Burkov

Georgi Burkov

Dog (voice)

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Wolf (voice)

Eduard Nazarov

Eduard Nazarov

Narrator (voice)

Themes & Keywords

villagelone wolfanthropomorphismtalking dogweddingshort filmfolk tales

About Once Upon a Time, There Lived a Dog

Once Upon a Time, There Lived a Dog is a comedy, animation, family film released in 1982 exploring themes of village, lone wolf, anthropomorphism, talking dog, wedding, short film. Directed by Eduard Nazarov, it stars Georgi Burkov, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Eduard Nazarov. Based on the Ukrainian folktale, the old dog of a village family is not as keen as he once was, and is sent away after he fails to guard their house during a robbery. In the woods, he meets the wolf he protected his masters against long ago, who decides to pay a favor to get his old enemy's rightful place back in the doghouse.

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