First Time in the Circus Arena (1961)
Elephant Timka really wants to perform in the circus, but is shy. A story about what is worth trying for the sake of a dream.
Directors:
Vladimir Pekar, Vladimir Popov.
Writer:
Vadim Korostylyov
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Margarita Kupriyanova as Timka the elephant (voice) |
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Aleksei Gribov as Bear (voice) |
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Sergei Martinson as Puddle (voice) |
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Mikhail Novokhizhin as Narrator (voice) |
| Writing | Elena Krshizhanovskaya | Writer |
| Sound | Aleksandr Varlamov | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Vadim Korostylyov | Lyricist |
| Writing | Vadim Korostylyov | Screenplay |
| Directing | Vladimir Pekar | Director |
| Directing | Vladimir Popov | Director |
| Art | Igor Nikolaev | Art Direction |
| Art | Vladimir Popov | Art Direction |
| Art | Elena Tannenberg | Background Designer |
| Art | Irina Troyanova | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Viktor Shevkov | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Vladimir Pekar | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Valentin Karavaev | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yuriy Butyrin | Animation |
| Camera | Nina Klimova | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Nikolay Prilutskiy | Sound Director |
| Writing | Raisa Frichinskaya | Script Editor |
| Directing | Galina Lyubarskaya | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Nina Mayorova | Editor |