| The Heron and the Crane | |
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| Russian | Цапля и журавль |
| Directed by | Yuri Norstein |
| Written by | Roman Kachanov |
| Screenplay by | Yuri Norstein |
| Music by | Mikhail Meerovich |
| Production company | Soyuzmultfilm |
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| Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
The Heron and the Crane (Russian: Цапля и журавль, Tsaplya i zhuravl) is a 1974 10-minute Soviet/Russian animated film directed by Yuri Norstein and produced by the Soyuzmultfilm.
Summary
Based on the folk tale about the unlucky never-ending courtship of the title characters (a male crane and a female heron, each changing their own minds).
Cast
- Innokenty Smoktunovsky as Narrator's voice
References
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Animafest.hr
- animator.ru
- Animation: A World History: Volume II: The Birth of a Style - The Three Markets – Giannalberto Bendazzi – Google Books
- Yuri Norstein - after "The Overcoat"-Odessa Animation Studio
External links
- The Heron and the Crane at Yuri Norstein's official website (in English)
- The Heron and the Crane at IMDb
- The Heron and the Crane on MUBI
- The Heron and the Crane on Letterboxd
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