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The Night Before Christmas
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The Night Before Christmas

1951-12-31 · 49 min · ★ 6.6

Animation · Fantasy · Family · Adventure

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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Directors
Valentina Brumberg, Zinaida Brumberg
Production companies
Soyuzmultfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Vladimir GribkovVladimir GribkovThe Devil (voice)
Aleksei GribovAleksei GribovNarrator (voice)
Liliya GritsenkoLiliya GritsenkoOksana (voice)
Nikolai GritsenkoNikolai GritsenkoVakula (voice)
Mikhail YanshinMikhail YanshinChub (voice)
Vera MaretskayaVera MaretskayaSolokha (voice)
Aleksei ZhiltsovThe Head (voice)

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