Heart of a Dog
1988-11-11 | 136 minutes
Plot Summary
"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.
Cast
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Evgeniy Evstigneevпрофессор Филипп Преображенский
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Boris Plotnikovдоктор Борменталь
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Vladimir TolokonnikovШариков
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Nina RuslanovaДарья Петровна
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Olga MelikhovaЗиночка
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Aleksei MironovФедор
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Roman KartsevШвондер
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Anzhelika NevolinaВаснецова
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Natalya FomenkoВяземская
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Evgeniy KuznetsovПеструхин
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Valentina Kovel
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Sergei Filippovпациент
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Roman TkachukНиколай Николаевич Персиков
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Anatoly Slivnikov
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Yury Eller
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Yuriy Kuznetsov
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