Heart of a Dog

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1988 · 136 min · Drama · Comedy · Science Fiction · TV Movie · TMDB 7.9/10

Overview

In 1920s Moscow, shortly after the October Revolution, a stray dog named Sharik is taken in by Professor Preobrazhensky, a wealthy and respected surgeon. The professor performs a daring medical experiment on the dog that changes him into a human being. As the newly transformed Sharikov begins to navigate life in the professor’s apartment, his crude behavior and revolutionary ideas turn the household upside down.

Directed by Vladimir Bortko

Cast

• Evgeniy Evstigneev — Professor Filipp Preobrazhenskyy
• Boris Plotnikov — Doctor Bormental
• Vladimir Tolokonnikov — Sharikov
• Nina Ruslanova — Darya Petrovna
• Olga Melikhova — Zinochka