- Gena the Crocodile (film)
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Gena the Crocodile
Крокодил ГенаDirected by Roman Kachanov Written by Eduard Uspensky
Roman KachanovStarring see below Music by Mikhail Ziv Cinematography Iosif Golomb Editing by Lidiya Kyaksht Release date(s) 1969 Running time 20 min 31 sec Country Soviet Union Language Russian Gena the Crocodile (Russian: Крокодил Гена) is a 1969[1][2] Soviet/Russian stop-motion animated film directed by Roman Kachanov for Soyuzmultfilm studio.
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Plot summary
Gena the Crocodile works as a crocodile in an urban zoo. Every evening he returns home to his lonely flat. Gena gets very tired of playing chess against himself and decides to find himself some friends. Animals and people respond to his advertisements that he posts throughout the city. First comes a girl named Galya with a homeless puppy, then followed by her, Cheburashka. They decide to build the common house for them all, but the treacherous old maid Shapoklyak prevents them in different ways.
Cast
- Vasily Livanov as Gena the Crocodile (voice)
- Klara Rumyanova as Cheburashka (voice)
- Vladimir Rautbart as Shapoklyak (voice)
- Vladimir Kenigson as Salesman (voice)
- Tamara Dmitrieva as Galya (voice)
References
- ^ Yellow crocodiles and blue oranges by David MacFadyen
- ^ The official website of E. Uspensky (Russian)
External links
- Gena the Crocodile at Animator.ru
- Gena the Crocodile at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Gena the Crocodile at the Internet Movie Database
Films of Roman A. Kachanov Director/screenwriter A Little Frog Is looking for His Father (1964) • The Mitten (1967) • Gena the Crocodile (1969) • Cheburashka (1971) • Shapoklyak (1973) • The Heron and the Crane (1974) • The Last Petal (1977) • The Mystery of the Third Planet (1981) • Cheburashka Goes to School (1982) • Two Tickets to India (1985) •Animator/art director The Scarlet Flower (1952) • The Enchanted Boy (1955) •Categories:- Soviet films
- Russian-language films
- Soviet film stubs
- 1969 films
- Soviet animated films
- Stop-motion animated films
- Soyuzmultfilm
- Films directed by Roman Abelevich Kachanov
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