How One Peasant Fed Two Generals (1965)

Original title

Как один мужик двух генералов прокормил

Directed by

Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Vladimir Danilevich

Genre

fairy tale, satire

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

22h 58m

Rated

6+

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two generals find themselves stranded on a deserted island with no survival skills. A peasant appears and does everything needed to feed and care for them.

satiricalabsurdwrystripped-downretrodidacticwhimsical

What happens

«Как один мужик двух генералов прокормил» — советский мультипликационный фильм в технике перекладки, снятый по сказке М. Е. Салтыкова-Щедрина в 1965 году, к 140-летию со дня рождения писателя. Режиссёр — Иван Иванов-Вано. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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