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Heart of a Dog

7.9 136 mins Drama   Comedy   Science Fiction   1988
Lenfilm  
Director(s): Vladimir Bortko

Release Date: 11 Fri, Nov 1988

"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.

Casts of Heart of a Dog

Evgeniy Evstigneev

as Professor Filipp Preobrazhenskyy

Boris Plotnikov

as Doctor Bormental

Vladimir Tolokonnikov

as Sharikov

Nina Ruslanova

as Darya Petrovna

Olga Melikhova

as Zinochka

Aleksei Mironov

as Fyodor

Roman Kartsev

as Shvonder

Anzhelika Nevolina

as Vasnetsova

Natalya Fomenko

as Vyazemskaya

Evgeniy Kuznetsov

as Pestrukhin

Ivan Ganzha

as Zharovkin

Sergei Filippov

as The Patient

Roman Tkachuk

as Nikolai Nikolayevich Persikov

Ekaterina Kharkevich

as Spiritual Seance Participant

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