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Heart of a Dog
Heart of a Dog

Heart of a Dog

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"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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

136 mins

Rating

7.862/10

Release Date

11 November 1988

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Evgeniy Evstigneev

Evgeniy Evstigneev

профессор Филипп Преображенский

Boris Plotnikov

Boris Plotnikov

доктор Борменталь

Vladimir Tolokonnikov

Vladimir Tolokonnikov

Шариков

Nina Ruslanova

Nina Ruslanova

Дарья Петровна

Olga Melikhova

Olga Melikhova

Зиночка

Aleksei Mironov

Aleksei Mironov

Федор

Roman Kartsev

Roman Kartsev

Швондер

Anzhelika Nevolina

Anzhelika Nevolina

Васнецова

Natalya Fomenko

Natalya Fomenko

Вяземская

Evgeniy Kuznetsov

Evgeniy Kuznetsov

Пеструхин

Ivan Ganzha

Ivan Ganzha

Жаровкин

Valentina Kovel

Valentina Kovel

Sergei Filippov

Sergei Filippov

пациент

Roman Tkachuk

Roman Tkachuk

Николай Николаевич Персиков

A. Savostyanov

A. Savostyanov

A. Ruden

A. Ruden

Yu. Volkov

Yu. Volkov

Anatoly Slivnikov

Anatoly Slivnikov

Yury Eller

Yury Eller

Yuriy Kuznetsov

Yuriy Kuznetsov

Yuriy Oskin

Yuriy Oskin

V. Kolpakov

V. Kolpakov

M. Shtein

M. Shtein

Evgeniy Ilovayskiy

Evgeniy Ilovayskiy

A. Martinkainen

A. Martinkainen

Nora Gryakalova

Nora Gryakalova

Boris Sokolov

Boris Sokolov

Aleksandr Pashkevich

Aleksandr Pashkevich

Viktor Glazkov

Viktor Glazkov

O. Letnikov

O. Letnikov

Sergey Bekhterev

Sergey Bekhterev

Aleksandr Belinsky

Aleksandr Belinsky

Aleksandr Strunin

Aleksandr Strunin

E. Kharkevich

E. Kharkevich

участница спиритического сеанса

K. Sirotova

K. Sirotova

Natalya Lapina

Natalya Lapina

M. Kucherov

M. Kucherov

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