The Tale of Ihor's Campaign (1972)
Prince Ihor is going to confront the enemy army from the Polovtsian Land. The solar eclipse foreshadows the fateful finale of the battle... Epic in content and stylized as Byzantine icons in form, the animation is inspired by Kyiv myths and the masterpiece of ancient Ukrainian lyrics "The Tale of Ihor's Campaign". The film won a special jury prize at the Nyon (Switzerland) festival.
Director:
Nina Vasylenko
Writers:
Borys Kryzhanivskyi, Yurii Novykov.
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Kostiantyn Stepankov as (voice) |
| Directing | Nina Vasylenko | Director |
| Visual Effects | Mykola Bondar | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Elvira Peretiatko | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Nina Churylova | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Konstantin Chikin | Animation |
| Camera | Serhii Nikiforov | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | V. Yemelianova | Animation |
| Sound | Volodymyr Huba | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Yefrem Pruzhanskyi | Animation |
| Art | Eduard Kyrych | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Oleksandr Viken | Animation |
| Production | Ivan Mazepa | Head of Production |
| Visual Effects | Adolf Pedan | Animation |
| Writing | Borys Kryzhanivskyi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yurii Novykov | Screenplay |
| Sound | Izrail Moizhes | Sound Director |
| Visual Effects | Vladlen Baiev | Animation |
| Visual Effects | S. Berezovska | Animation |
| Writing | Svitlana Kutsenko | Script Editor |
| Art | Halyna Babenko | Storyboard Artist |