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The Night Before Christmas
The Night Before Christmas

The Night Before Christmas

Genres

AnimationFantasy

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Based on the work of Nikolay Gogol. Handsome blacksmith Vakula who fell in love with village beauty, Oksana, is ready to do anything for her liking. Even to fly on the devil's back to Saint-Petersburg and ask the Empress for the slippers that he can present his sweetheart.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

49 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

01 January 1951

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Vladimir Gribkov

Vladimir Gribkov

The Devil (voice)

Aleksei Gribov

Aleksei Gribov

Narrator (voice)

Liliya Gritsenko

Liliya Gritsenko

Oksana (voice)

Nikolai Gritsenko

Nikolai Gritsenko

Vakula (voice)

Mikhail Yanshin

Mikhail Yanshin

Chub (voice)

Vera Maretskaya

Vera Maretskaya

Solokha (voice)

Aleksei Zhiltsov

Aleksei Zhiltsov

The Head (voice)

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