The Lost Letter (1945)

1945 · 43 min · Animation, Fantasy, Comedy, Family

The first Soviet cel-animated feature film, based on the story with the same name by Nikolai Gogol. A messenger is tasked with delivering a letter to the Tsarina, which he tucks into his hat for safekeeping on the road. While resting at night, a band of demons steals the hat, and he must travel to Hell to retrieve it.

Directed by Zinaida Brumberg and Valentina Brumberg. Starring Mikhail Yanshin, Boris Livanov, Sergei Martinson, Leonid Pirogov and Vasiliy Kachalov.

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