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:
Yurii Novykov, Borys Kryzhanivskyi.
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Kostiantyn Stepankov as (voice) |
| Directing | Nina Vasylenko | Director |
| Writing | Yurii Novykov | Screenplay |
| Writing | Borys Kryzhanivskyi | Screenplay |
| Art | Eduard Kyrych | Art Direction |
| Sound | Volodymyr Huba | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Konstantin Chikin | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Adolf Pedan | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Oleksandr Viken | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Mykola Bondar | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Nina Churylova | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Elvira Peretiatko | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yefrem Pruzhanskyi | Animation |
| Visual Effects | S. Berezovska | Animation |
| Visual Effects | V. Yemelianova | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Vladlen Baiev | Animation |
| Camera | Serhii Nikiforov | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Izrail Moizhes | Sound Director |
| Writing | Svitlana Kutsenko | Script Editor |
| Production | Ivan Mazepa | Head of Production |
| Art | Halyna Babenko | Storyboard Artist |