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The Heron and the Crane
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The Heron and the Crane

1974-01-01 · 10 min · ★ 6.7

Animation

Animated short about a love between a heron and a crane.

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Directors
Yuri Norstein
Production companies
Soyuzmultfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

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Innokentiy SmoktunovskiyInnokentiy SmoktunovskiyNarrator (Voice)

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