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The Heron and the Crane

The Heron and the Crane

19746.90h 10m

Overview

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

Directed by Yuri Norstein
Written by Vladimir Ivanovich Dal, Yuri Norstein, Natalya Abramova
Produced by Natan Bitman
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Top Cast

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Narrator (Voice)

Themes & Keywords

cranebased on myths, legends or folkloreinterspecies romanceshort filmheron

About The Heron and the Crane

The Heron and the Crane is a animation film released in 1974 exploring themes of crane, based on myths, legends or folklore, interspecies romance, short film, heron. Directed by Yuri Norstein, it stars Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy. Animated short about a love between a heron and a crane.

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