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Vechera na khutore bliz Dikanki

  • 19611961
  • 1h 8m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
1.7K
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Lyudmila Myznikova and Yuri Tavrov in Vechera na khutore bliz Dikanki (1961)
ComedyFantasyRomance
Surreal Soviet-era Christmas fantasy movie.Surreal Soviet-era Christmas fantasy movie.Surreal Soviet-era Christmas fantasy movie.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Aleksandr Rou
  • Writers
    • Nikolay Gogol(story)
    • Aleksandr Rou
  • Stars
    • Aleksandr Khvylya
    • Lyudmila Myznikova
    • Yuri Tavrov
  • Director
    • Aleksandr Rou
  • Writers
    • Nikolay Gogol(story)
    • Aleksandr Rou
  • Stars
    • Aleksandr Khvylya
    • Lyudmila Myznikova
    • Yuri Tavrov
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Yuri Tavrov in Vechera na khutore bliz Dikanki (1961)
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    Lyudmila Myznikova and Yuri Tavrov in Vechera na khutore bliz Dikanki (1961)

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    Aleksandr Khvylya
    Aleksandr Khvylya
    • Chub
    Lyudmila Myznikova
    Lyudmila Myznikova
    • Oksana
    • (as L. Myznikova)
    Yuri Tavrov
    Yuri Tavrov
    • Vakula
    Lyudmila Khityaeva
    Lyudmila Khityaeva
    • Solokha
    • (as L. Khityayeva)
    Sergey Martinson
    Sergey Martinson
    • Osip the Deacon
    Anatoliy Kubatskiy
    Anatoliy Kubatskiy
    • Panas
    Vera Altayskaya
    Vera Altayskaya
    • Wife of Panas
    Dmitriy Kapka
    Dmitriy Kapka
    • Shapuvalenko
    Nikolay Yakovchenko
    Nikolay Yakovchenko
    • Patsyuk
    • (as N. Yakovchenko)
    Marina Sidorchuk
    • Odarka
    • (as M. Sidorchuk)
    Aleksandr Radunsky
    • The Head
    • (as A. Radunsky)
    Georgiy Millyar
    Georgiy Millyar
    • The Devil
    A. Ablova
    V. Bubnova
    Mikhail Vasilyev
    Mikhail Vasilyev
    • Cossack
    • (as M. Vasilyev)
    Evgeniy Grigorev
    Evgeniy Grigorev
      Andrey Demyanenko
      • Sverbyguz
      • (as A. Demyanenko)
      Lidiya Korolyova
      Lidiya Korolyova
      • The Purple Nose Woman
      • Director
        • Aleksandr Rou
      • Writers
        • Nikolay Gogol(story)
        • Aleksandr Rou
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      • Trivia
        Filming took place in March 1961. Winter nature was filmed near the city of Kirovsk (Murmansk region), where the Ukrainian village was built.
      • Connections
        Featured in Legendy mirovogo kino: Alexander Rou

      User reviews6

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      3/10
      Russian fairy tale for children
      I have seen a few Russian fairy tales and adventure movies from the same time which I enjoyed watching. This one about a blacksmith/painter and the devil and their struggle with each other I did find quite lackluster though.

      The movie has nice color pictures for this sort of story. But the story feels like it moves in slow motion. The movie is only just over an hour long but I was bored before it ended. Things like special effects were handled by showing the movie backwards all the time. 10th time you see the movie going backwards it is not cute anymore.

      You can find much better Russian movies and fairy tales from the same time period. I would suggest watching Mariya-iskusnitsa (1960) instead that I found more entertaining.
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      • Angel_Peter
      • Apr 19, 2017

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      • Release date
        • January 8, 1962 (Soviet Union)
      • Country of origin
        • Soviet Union
      • Languages
        • Russian
        • Ukrainian
      • Also known as
        • The Night Before Christmas
      • Filming locations
        • Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
      • Production company
        • Kinostudiya imeni M. Gorkogo
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 8 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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