The Night Before Christmas (1951)

Ночь перед Рождеством

Based on the work of Nikolay Gogol. Handsome blacksmith Vakula who fell in love with village beauty, Oksana, is ready to do anything for her liking. Even to fly on the devil's back to Saint-Petersburg and ask the Empress for the slippers that he can present his sweetheart.

Date of release

1951-12-31

TMDB

6.6 / 10 (21)

Runtime

49m

Genres

Animation, Fantasy, Family, Adventure

Director

Valentina Brumberg, Zinaida Brumberg

Casting

• Vladimir Gribkov — The Devil (voice)
• Aleksei Gribov — Narrator (voice)
• Liliya Gritsenko — Oksana (voice)
• Nikolai Gritsenko — Vakula (voice)
• Mikhail Yanshin — Chub (voice)
• Vera Maretskaya — Solokha (voice)
• Aleksei Zhiltsov — The Head (voice)

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