Heart of a Dog
Genres
Overview
"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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
136 min
Release Date
1988-11-11
Status
Released
Original Language
Russian
Vote Count
161
Vote Average
7.9
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
Valentina Kovel
Sergei Filippov
пациент
Roman Tkachuk
Николай Николаевич Персиков
A. Savostyanov
A. Ruden
Yu. Volkov
Anatoly Slivnikov
Yury Eller
Yuriy Kuznetsov
Yuriy Oskin
V. Kolpakov
M. Shtein
Evgeniy Ilovayskiy
A. Martinkainen
Nora Gryakalova
Boris Sokolov
Aleksandr Pashkevich
Viktor Glazkov
O. Letnikov
Sergey Bekhterev
Aleksandr Belinsky
Aleksandr Strunin
E. Kharkevich
участница спиритического сеанса
K. Sirotova
Natalya Lapina
M. Kucherov
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