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
Anzhelika Nevolina
as Vasnetsova
Natalya Fomenko
as Vyazemskaya
Roman Tkachuk
as Nikolai Nikolayevich Persikov
Boris Sokolov
Vladimir Tolokonnikov
as Sharikov
Yury Eller
Yuriy Oskin
Nora Gryakalova
Evgeniy Evstigneev
as Professor Filipp Preobrazhenskyy
Valentina Kovel
Sergei Filippov
as The Patient
Aleksei Mironov
as Fyodor
Roman Kartsev
as Shvonder
Viktor Glazkov
Sergey Bekhterev
E. Kharkevich
as Spiritual Seance Participant
Natalya Lapina
Nina Ruslanova
as Darya Petrovna
Olga Melikhova
as Zinochka
Anatoly Slivnikov
Evgeniy Ilovayskiy
Yuriy Kuznetsov
Aleksandr Belinsky
Boris Plotnikov
as Doctor Bormental
Evgeniy Kuznetsov
as Pestrukhin
