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Little Longnose
Original posterDirected by Ilya Maksimov Produced by Sergey Selyanov Written by Wilhelm Hauff (story) Starring Albert Asadullin
Yelena Shulman
Yevgeniya Igumnova
Natalya Danilova
Igor ShibanovMusic by Valentin Vasenkov Release date(s) March 20, 2003 (Russia) Running time 79 min Country Russia Language Russian Little Longnose (Russian: Ка́рлик Нос, Karlik Nos) is a Russian traditionally-animated feature film directed by Ilya Maksimov, made by Melnitsa Animation Studio. It opened in Russia on March 20, 2003, and had 375,000 admissions during its theatrical run. A computer game based on the film was produced by Melnitsa, K-D Labs, and 1C.
Plot
The film is an adaptation of the fairy tale "Zwerg Nase" (German for "dwarf nose") written by Wilhelm Hauff.
Jacob, the son of a shoemaker, refuses to do a favour for an evil witch. In retaliation, she takes away seven years of his life and turns him into an ugly dwarf. At the same time the King's daughter Princess Greta is turned into a goose by the same witch after she discovers her in her father's library stealing a spell which will help her rule the kingdom. Jacob and the princess meet and plan to overthrow the witch and get back to their families.
See also
- History of Russian animation
- List of animated feature films
- Konstantin Bronzit
External links
Categories:- 2003 films
- Films based on fairy tales
- Russian animated films
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