The Magic Pony (1977)

Directors:

Boris Butakov
Ivan Ivanov-Vano

Writer:

Pyotr Ershov (story)

Release Date:

1 January 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Fantasy

Cast

Jim Backus	...	The Tsar (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hans Conried	...	(voice)
Erin Moran	...	(voice)
Johnny Whitaker	...	(voice)

Runtime:

Argentina:63 min

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Company:

Soyuzmultfilm

Movie Connections:

Edited from Konyok-gorbunok (1976)

Only the animation is original

I first saw this movie as a young child when TV was fairly new. The movie was in black and white and the voice track and music were completely different. I am going back at least 50 years so I know this is not the original since Erin Moran, one of the voices was not even born at the time.

I have always found this movie enchanting in spite of the new voices but it is not quite as good as the original. I have searched for an original copy but apparently it is no longer available. If you have young children, this is a must for your library of tapes. The animation is exceptional, the story line is a classic and children still seem to enjoy it very much as do adults.