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Heart of a Dog
1988, Nov 11
2h 16m
"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.
Directed by
Vladimir Bortko
Boris Plotnikov
Doctor Bormental
Roman Kartsev
Shvonder
Aleksei Mironov
Fyodor
Sergey Bekhterev
Sergei Filippov
The Patient
Natalya Lapina
Valentina Kovel
Boris Sokolov
Yury Eller
Nina Ruslanova
Darya Petrovna
Vladimir Tolokonnikov
Sharikov
Nora Gryakalova
Natalya Fomenko
Vyazemskaya
Yuriy Oskin
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Professor Filipp Preobrazhenskyy
Viktor Glazkov
Anatoly Slivnikov
Evgeniy Kuznetsov
Pestrukhin
Evgeniy Ilovayskiy
Olga Melikhova
Zinochka
E. Kharkevich
Spiritual Seance Participant
Anzhelika Nevolina
Vasnetsova
Yuriy Kuznetsov
Roman Tkachuk
Nikolai Nikolayevich Persikov
Ivan Ganzha
Zharovkin
A. Savostyanov
A. Ruden
Yu. Volkov
V. Kolpakov
M. Shtein
A. Martinkainen
Aleksandr Pashkevich
O. Letnikov
Aleksandr Strunin
K. Sirotova
M. Kucherov
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