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The Night Before Christmas (1951)

Original title: Ночь перед Рождеством

1951-01-01 · 49m · RU
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Based on the works of Nikolay Gogol. Handsome blacksmith Vakula who fell in love with village beauty, Oksana, is ready to do anything for her liking. Even to fly on the devil's back to Saint-Petersburg and ask the Empress for the slippers that he can present his sweetheart.

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Nikolai GogolWriterValentina BrumbergDirectorZinaida BrumbergDirectorMikhail YanshinWriter

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Vladimir GribkovVladimir GribkovThe Devil (voice)Aleksei GribovAleksei GribovNarrator (voice)Liliya GritsenkoLiliya GritsenkoOksana (voice)Nikolai GritsenkoNikolai GritsenkoVakula (voice)Mikhail YanshinMikhail YanshinChub (voice)Vera MaretskayaVera MaretskayaSolokha (voice)Aleksei ZhiltsovAleksei ZhiltsovThe Head (voice)

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ChristmasLoveWoman directorColdCold weather

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Genre affinityFantasy · AnimationTheme affinityChristmas · Love · Woman DirectorVisual styleAnimationPacingShortDirector preference346971 · 346972Actor preference358527 · 368611 · 376729

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What is The Night Before Christmas about?

Based on the works of Nikolay Gogol. Handsome blacksmith Vakula who fell in love with village beauty, Oksana, is ready to do anything for her liking. Even to fly on the devil's back to Saint-Petersburg and ask the Empress for the slippers that he can present his sweetheart.

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The Night Before Christmas has a runtime of 49 minutes.

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