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Heart of a Dog( 1988)

TV-MADramaComedyScience Fiction
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Overview

"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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Evgeniy Evstigneev

      Professor Filipp Preobrazhenskyy

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      Boris Plotnikov

      Doctor Bormental

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      Vladimir Tolokonnikov

      Sharikov

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      Nina Ruslanova

      Darya Petrovna

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      Olga Melikhova

      Zinochka

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      Aleksei Mironov

      Fyodor

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      Roman Kartsev

      Shvonder

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      Anzhelika Nevolina

      Vasnetsova

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      Natalya Fomenko

      Vyazemskaya

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      Evgeniy Kuznetsov

      Pestrukhin

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      Ivan Ganzha

      Zharovkin

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      Valentina Kovel

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      Sergei Filippov

      The Patient

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      Roman Tkachuk

      Nikolai Nikolayevich Persikov

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      A. Savostyanov

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      A. Ruden

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      Yu. Volkov

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      Anatoly Slivnikov

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      Yury Eller

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      Yuriy Kuznetsov

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      Yuriy Oskin

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      V. Kolpakov

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      M. Shtein

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      Evgeniy Ilovayskiy

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      A. Martinkainen

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      Nora Gryakalova

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      Boris Sokolov

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      Aleksandr Pashkevich

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      Viktor Glazkov

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      O. Letnikov

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      Sergey Bekhterev

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      Aleksandr Belinsky

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      Aleksandr Strunin

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      E. Kharkevich

      Spiritual Seance Participant

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      K. Sirotova

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      Natalya Lapina

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      M. Kucherov

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    A review by Tonis

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    Written by Tonis on Fri Feb 28 2025
    The story centers on Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazhensky, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon, who believes he can improve humanity through scientific intervention. He performs an experimental operation, transplanting the pituitary gland and testicles of a recently deceased human alcoholic and criminal, Klim Chugunkin, into a stray dog named Sharik. The experiment is initially a success, as Sharik transforms into a humanoid creature, named Polygraph Polygraphovich Sharikov. However, Sharikov embodies the worst aspects of his human donor: he is crude, aggressive, and opportunistic. He qu...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • experiment
    • russian revolution (1917)
    • wonder
    • animal transformation