The Lost Letter

Name: The Lost Letter
Director: Valentina Brumberg
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Comedy, Family
Released: 1945-12-31
Duration: 43 min
Cast: Mikhail Yanshin, Boris Livanov, Sergei Martinson, Leonid Pirogov, Vasiliy Kachalov

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1945 · 43 min · Animation · Fantasy · Comedy · Family · TMDB 6.1/10

Overview

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 Valentina Brumberg

Cast

Mikhail Yanshin — Cossack Vasil (voice)
Boris Livanov — Dnieper cossack (voice)
Sergei Martinson — Witch (voice)
Leonid Pirogov — clerk (voice)
Vasiliy Kachalov — Narrator (voice)