Movie: Heart of a Dog

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Evgeniy Evstigneev
Евгений Евстигнеев

профессор Филипп Преображенский

Boris Plotnikov
Борис Плотников

доктор Борменталь

Vladimir Tolokonnikov
Владимир Толоконников

Шариков

Nina Ruslanova
Нина Русланова

Дарья Петровна

Olga Melikhova
Ольга Мелихова

Зиночка

Aleksei Mironov
Алексей Миронов

Федор

Roman Kartsev
Роман Карцев

Швондер

Anzhelika Nevolina
Анжелика Неволина

Васнецова

Natalya Fomenko
Наталья Фоменко

Вяземская

Evgeniy Kuznetsov
Евгений Кузнецов

Пеструхин

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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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    1988-11-11

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    7.877

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    Pусский
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