Gena the Crocodile (Russian: Крокодил Гена, romanized: Krokodil Gena) is a 1969[1][2] Soviet stop motion animated film directed by Roman Kachanov in Studio Ekran studio. This film introduces the characters Gena the Crocodile, Cheburashka, and the old lady Shapoklyak. The film was based on Eduard Uspensky's stories about the characters.
| Gena the Crocodile | |
|---|---|
| Russian | Крокодил Гена |
| Directed by | Roman Kachanov |
| Written by | |
| Cinematography | Iosif Golomb |
| Edited by | Lidiya Kyaksht |
| Music by | Mikhail Ziv |
Production company | |
Release date | 31 December 1969 |
Running time | 19 min 24 sec |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
This film was popular in the Soviet Union and spawned three sequels: Cheburashka (1972), Shapoklyak (1974) and Cheburashka Goes to School (1983).
Plot summary edit
Gena the Crocodile works as a zoo animal at an urban zoo. Every evening, he returns home to his lonely apartment. Gena gets very tired of playing chess against himself and decides to find some friends to play with. Animals and people respond to advertisements that he posts all around the city. First, a girl named Galya comes with a homeless puppy, who is then followed by Cheburashka. They decide to build a house for all the lonely citizens of the city, but a mischievous old lady, Shapoklyak, tries to stop them in different ways.
Creators edit
- Scriptwriters: Eduard Uspensky, Roman Kachanov
- Film director: Roman Kachanov
- Art director: Leonid Shvartsman
- Operator: Iosif Golomb
- Composer: Mikhail Ziv
- Sound technician: Georgy Martynyuk
- Dolls and scenery: Semyon Etlis, Marina Chesnokova, Pavel Lesin, Gennady Lyutinsky, Svetlana Znamenskaya, Oleg Masainov, Valentin Ladygin, Liliana Luetinskaja, V. Kalashnikova, E. Darikovich
- Installation: Lidiya Kyaksht
Cast edit
- Vasily Livanov as Gena the Crocodile (voice)
- Klara Rumyanova as Cheburashka (voice)
- Vladimir Rautbart as Shapoklyak (voice)
- Vladimir Kenigson as Salesman (voice)
- Tamara Dmitrieva as Galya (voice)
References edit
- ^ Yellow crocodiles and blue oranges by David MacFadyen
- ^ The official website of E. Uspensky Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
External links edit
- Gena the Crocodile at Animator.ru
- Gena the Crocodile at Animatsiya.net (the original film with subtitles in English and other languages)
- Gena the Crocodile on Russian Film Hub
- Gena the Crocodile at IMDb
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