Heart of a Dog

136 mins
"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.

Evgeniy Evstigneev

профессор Филипп Преображенский

Boris Plotnikov

доктор Борменталь

Vladimir Tolokonnikov

Шариков

Nina Ruslanova

Дарья Петровна

Olga Melikhova

Зиночка

Aleksei Mironov

Федор

Roman Kartsev

Швондер

Anzhelika Nevolina

Васнецова

Natalya Fomenko

Вяземская

Evgeniy Kuznetsov

Пеструхин

Ivan Ganzha

Жаровкин

Sergei Filippov

пациент

Roman Tkachuk

Николай Николаевич Персиков

E. Kharkevich

участница спиритического сеанса

L. Krasnova

Visual Effects Camera

I. Bibeev

Assistant Camera

Vladimir Dashkevich

Original Music Composer

N. Yakusheva

Second Assistant Director

Oleg Kutsenko

Conductor

Yuri Vertlib

Assistant Director

Vladimir Solovyov

Visual Effects

Georgiy Mautkin

Paint Coordinator

Nataliya Bortko

Screenplay

Yuriy Shaygardanov

Director of Photography

Lidiya Kryukova

Costume Design

Yu. Nazarenko

Second Assistant Director

V. Nekrasov

Second Assistant Director

Vadim Khalaimov

Makeup Artist

Anatoly Groshev

Camera Operator

L. Volkova

Assistant Editor

T. Fursova

Third Assistant Director

P. Dolgorukov

Assistant Camera

Natalya Zamakhina

Assistant Costume Designer

Yuliya Kima

Lyricist

Vladimir Svetozarov

Production Design

Mikhail Pokrovsky

Visual Effects Camera

M. Minko

Second Assistant Director

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