The Lost Letter (1945)

  • NR
  • 01/01/1945 (SU)
  • Animation, Fantasy, Comedy
  • 43m

Overview

The first Soviet cel-animated feature film, based on the story with the same name by Nikolai Gogol. A messenger is tasked with delivering a letter to the Tsarina, which he tucks into his hat for safekeeping on the road. While resting at night, a band of demons steals the hat, and he must travel to Hell to retrieve it.

Zinaida Brumberg

Director, Writer

Valentina Brumberg

Director, Writer

Zinoviy Kalik

Writer

Cast

Sergei Martinson's headshot

Sergei Martinson

witch (voice)
Mikhail Yanshin's headshot

Mikhail Yanshin

Cossack Vasil (voice)
Boris Livanov's headshot

Boris Livanov

dnieper cossack (voice)
Leonid Pirogov's headshot

Leonid Pirogov

clerk (voice)
Vasiliy Kachalov's headshot

Vasiliy Kachalov

narrator (voice)
Vladimir Popov's headshot

Vladimir Popov

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