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The Tale of Malchish-Kibalchish
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The Tale of Malchish-Kibalchish

1965-08-25 · 80 min · ★ 5.3

Adventure · War · Drama · Family

The story is about a brave boy who never takes off his hat.

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Directors
Evgeniy Sherstobitov
Production companies
Dovzhenko Film Studios
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Sergei OstapenkoSergei OstapenkoMalchish-Kibalchish
Sergei TikhonovSergei TikhonovMalchish-Badboy
Anatoli YurchenkoAnatoli YurchenkoRed Army Messenger / Chief Bourgeois General's Officer
Sergei MartinsonSergei MartinsonAgent 518
Leonid GallisLeonid GallisChief Bourgeois
Dmytro KapkaDmytro KapkaChief General of Bourgeois
Rafik SabirovBoy
Shurik KharitonovShurik KharitonovBoy
Volodya KvyatkoBoy
Vasya TalkoBoy
Kolya KostenkoBoy
Yura KuznetsovBoy
Vladimir VasilenkoVladimir VasilenkoMalchish-Udalchish
Yuri LavrovYuri LavrovBourgeois Officer
Pyotr SobolevskyPyotr SobolevskyBourgeois Officer
Pyotr KiryutkinPyotr KiryutkinGrandfather
Alfred ShestopalovAlfred ShestopalovMalchish-Kibalchish's Father
Vladimir KislenkoVladimir KislenkoMalchish-Kibalchish's Older Brother
Sergei SibelSergei SibelBourgeois Soldier
Aleksandr TolstykhAleksandr TolstykhBourgeois / Bourgeois Officer / Bourgeois Soldier

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