Heart of a Dog (1988)
In 1920s Moscow, shortly after the October Revolution, a stray dog named Sharik is taken in by Professor Preobrazhensky, a wealthy and respected surgeon. The professor performs a daring medical experiment on the dog that changes him into a human being. As the newly transformed Sharikov begins to navigate life in the professor’s apartment, his crude behavior and revolutionary ideas turn the household upside down.
Director:
Vladimir Bortko
Writer:
Nataliya Bortko
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Evgeniy Evstigneev as Professor Filipp Preobrazhenskyy |
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Boris Plotnikov as Doctor Bormental |
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Vladimir Tolokonnikov as Sharikov |
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Nina Ruslanova as Darya Petrovna |
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Olga Melikhova as Zinochka |
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Aleksei Mironov as Fyodor |
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Roman Kartsev as Shvonder |
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Anzhelika Nevolina as Vasnetsova |
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Natalya Fomenko as Vyazemskaya |
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Evgeniy Kuznetsov as Pestrukhin |
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Ivan Ganzha as Zharovkin |
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Valentina Kovel as |
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Sergei Filippov as The Patient |
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Roman Tkachuk as Nikolai Nikolayevich Persikov |
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Aleksey Savostyanov as |
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A. Ruden as |
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Yu. Volkov as |
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Anatoly Slivnikov as |
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Yury Eller as |
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Yuriy Kuznetsov as |
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Yuriy Oskin as |
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V. Kolpakov as |
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M. Shtein as |
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Evgeniy Ilovayskiy as |
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A. Martinkainen as |
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Nora Gryakalova as |
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Boris Sokolov as |
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Aleksandr Pashkevich as |
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Viktor Glazkov as |
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O. Letnikov as |
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Sergey Bekhterev as |
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Aleksandr Belinsky as |
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Aleksandr Strunin as |
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Ekaterina Kharkevich as Spiritual Seance Participant |
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K. Sirotova as |
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Natalya Lapina as |
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M. Kucherov as |
| Directing | Vladimir Bortko | Director |
| Writing | Mikhail Bulgakov | Novel |
| Camera | I. Bibeev | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Vladimir Dashkevich | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | N. Yakusheva | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Oleg Kutsenko | Conductor |
| Directing | Yuri Vertlib | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Vladimir Solovyov | Visual Effects |
| Art | Georgiy Mautkin | Paint Coordinator |
| Writing | Nataliya Bortko | Screenplay |
| Camera | Yuriy Shaygardanov | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lidiya Kryukova | Costume Design |
| Directing | Yu. Nazarenko | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | V. Nekrasov | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Garri Belenky | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vadim Khalaimov | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Anatoly Groshev | Camera Operator |
| Editing | L. Volkova | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | T. Fursova | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | P. Dolgorukov | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natalya Zamakhina | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Art | Vladimir Svetozarov | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Mikhail Pokrovskiy | Visual Effects Camera |
| Directing | M. Minko | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Yuli Kim | Lyricist |
| Editing | Leda Semyonova | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Lyudmila Krasnova | Visual Effects Camera |