The Night Before Christmas (1952)

  • NR
  • 09/18/1952 (HU)
  • Animation, Fantasy
  • 49m

Overview

Based on the works of Nikolay Gogol. Handsome blacksmith Vakula who fell in love with village beauty, Oksana, is ready to do anything for her liking. Even to fly on the devil's back to Saint-Petersburg and ask the Empress for the slippers that he can present his sweetheart.

Valentina Brumberg

Director, Screenplay

Zinaida Brumberg

Screenplay, Director

Mikhail Yanshin

Writer

Nikolai Gogol

Writer

Cast

Vladimir Gribkov's headshot

Vladimir Gribkov

The Devil (voice)
Aleksei Gribov's headshot

Aleksei Gribov

Narrator (voice)
Liliya Gritsenko's headshot

Liliya Gritsenko

Oksana (voice)
Nikolai Gritsenko's headshot

Nikolai Gritsenko

Vakula (voice)
Mikhail Yanshin's headshot

Mikhail Yanshin

Chub (voice)
Vera Maretskaya's headshot

Vera Maretskaya

Solokha (voice)
Aleksei Zhiltsov's headshot

Aleksei Zhiltsov

The Head (voice)

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