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The Night Before Christmas

Original title: Noch pered Rozhdestvom
  • 1951
  • 49m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
416
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The Night Before Christmas (1951)
RussianHoliday AnimationAnimationComedyFantasy

The village blacksmith saddles the devil himself in order to get a gift for the beautiful Oksana. Based on Gogol's fairy tale.The village blacksmith saddles the devil himself in order to get a gift for the beautiful Oksana. Based on Gogol's fairy tale.The village blacksmith saddles the devil himself in order to get a gift for the beautiful Oksana. Based on Gogol's fairy tale.

  • Directors
    • Valentina Brumberg
    • Zinaida Brumberg
  • Writers
    • Valentina Brumberg
    • Zinaida Brumberg
    • Nikolay Gogol
  • Stars
    • Aleksey Gribov
    • Liliya Gritsenko
    • Nikolai Gritsenko
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    416
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Valentina Brumberg
      • Zinaida Brumberg
    • Writers
      • Valentina Brumberg
      • Zinaida Brumberg
      • Nikolay Gogol
    • Stars
      • Aleksey Gribov
      • Liliya Gritsenko
      • Nikolai Gritsenko
    • 1User review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast7

    Aleksey Gribov
    Aleksey Gribov
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Liliya Gritsenko
    Liliya Gritsenko
    • Oksana
    • (voice)
    Nikolai Gritsenko
    Nikolai Gritsenko
    • Vakula
    • (voice)
    Mikhail Yanshin
    Mikhail Yanshin
    • Chub
    • (voice)
    Vera Maretskaya
    Vera Maretskaya
    • Solokha
    • (voice)
    Vladimir Gribkov
    • The Devil
    • (voice)
    Aleksei Zhiltsov
    Aleksei Zhiltsov
    • The Head
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Valentina Brumberg
      • Zinaida Brumberg
    • Writers
      • Valentina Brumberg
      • Zinaida Brumberg
      • Nikolay Gogol
    • All cast & crew
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    Related interests

    Nikolay Grinko, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, and Anatoliy Solonitsyn in Stalker (1979)
    Russian
    Boris Karloff in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
    Holiday Animation
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    Animation
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    Fantasy

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    • Trivia
      This film is in the public domain.
    • Connections
      Version of The Night Before Christmas (1913)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • 1951 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Official site
      • YouTube - Video
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Nochebuena
    • Production company
      • Soyuzmultfilm
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 49m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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