Tale of Tales (1979)
"Skazka skazok" (original title)

Director:

Yuriy Norshteyn

Writers:

Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, Yuriy Norshteyn

Stars:

Aleksandr Kalyagin

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview:
Aleksandr Kalyagin	...	Little Grey Wolf (voice)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

surrealism | memory | critically acclaimed | war casualty | baby | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

1979 (Soviet Union)

Also Known As:

The Little Grey Wolf Will Come

Filming Locations:

Former USSR

Company Credits

Production Co:

Soyuzmultfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

29 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Named the greatest animated film of all time by the 1984 Animation Olympiad jury held in conjunction with the 1984 LA Olympics.

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Connections

Featured in Animated Century (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Utomlyonnoe solntse"
Written by Jerzy Petersburski
Russian lyrics by Iosif Alvek
Performed by Aleksandr Tsfasman

User Reviews

One of the most beautiful animated films of all time.

Using a mix of puppet, cutout, and cell animation, Yuri Norstein made in Tale of Tales a heartbreaking, tenderly poetic meditation on Russian history as well as one of the most stunningly beautiful animated films ever. Very hard to get, but don't miss a chance to see this film.