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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1976)

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi poster
Original title
Рикки-Тикки-Тави
Directed by
Aleksandr Zguridi
Genre
adventure film, children's film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is adopted by a British family in India. He protects his new home from dangerous cobras.

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What happens

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (Russian: Рикки-Тикки-Тави) is a 1975 Soviet family film directed by Nana Kldiashvili and Aleksandr Zguridi. It is based on the 1894 short story of the same name by Rudyard Kipling. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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