Heart of a Dog
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Release: 1988-11-11
·Runtime: 136m
·★ 7.9
Drama
Comedy
Science Fiction
"Heart of a Dog" is a Soviet film adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s iconic novella. Set in 1920s Moscow, it tells the satirical and darkly humorous story of a stray dog named Sharik, who is transformed into a human by Professor Preobrazhensky through a daring medical experiment. The resulting man, Poligraf Poligrafovich Sharikov, embodies the social and ideological tensions of early Soviet society. With its sharp critique of class struggle, human nature, and the perils of radical change, the film is celebrated for its faithful adaptation, brilliant performances, and rich allegorical depth.
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Production Companies
Lenfilm
Cast
Roman Kartsev
as Швондер
Natalya Fomenko
as Вяземская
Sergey Bekhterev
E. Kharkevich
as участница спиритического сеанса
Anzhelika Nevolina
as Васнецова
Valentina Kovel
Evgeniy Evstigneev
as профессор Филипп Преображенский
Aleksei Mironov
as Федор
Nora Gryakalova
Boris Sokolov
Boris Plotnikov
as доктор Борменталь
Anatoly Slivnikov
Olga Melikhova
as Зиночка
Sergei Filippov
as пациент
Yuriy Kuznetsov
Evgeniy Ilovayskiy
Vladimir Tolokonnikov
as Шариков
Yury Eller
Yuriy Oskin
Viktor Glazkov
Natalya Lapina
Nina Ruslanova
as Дарья Петровна
Evgeniy Kuznetsov
as Пеструхин
Roman Tkachuk
as Николай Николаевич Персиков
Aleksandr Belinsky
