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Heart of a Dog
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Title: Heart of a Dog

Release Date: 11 Nov 1988

Runtime: 2h 16m

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction

Director: Lenfilm

Production Companies: Lenfilm

Overview: "Heart of a Dog" is a Soviet film adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s iconic novella. Set in 1920s Moscow, it tells the satirical and darkly humorous story of a stray dog named Sharik, who is transformed into a human by Professor Preobrazhensky through a daring medical experiment. The resulting man, Poligraf Poligrafovich Sharikov, embodies the social and ideological tensions of early Soviet society. With its sharp critique of class struggle, human nature, and the perils of radical change, the film is celebrated for its faithful adaptation, brilliant performances, and rich allegorical depth.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.9 (160 votes)

Cast

  • профессор Филипп Преображенский: Evgeniy Evstigneev
  • доктор Борменталь: Boris Plotnikov
  • Шариков: Vladimir Tolokonnikov
  • Дарья Петровна: Nina Ruslanova
  • Зиночка: Olga Melikhova
  • Федор: Aleksei Mironov
  • Швондер: Roman Kartsev
  • Васнецова: Anzhelika Nevolina
  • Вяземская: Natalya Fomenko
  • Пеструхин: Evgeniy Kuznetsov
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