Underplayed Gems

The Hobbit (1985)

The Hobbit poster
Original title
Skazochnoye puteshestviye mistera Bilbo Begginsa. Khobbita
Directed by
Vladimir Latyshev
Genre
fantasy film, adventure film, family film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 14m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 44 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A hobbit named Bilbo Baggins goes on an unexpected journey with a group of dwarves to reclaim their treasure from a dragon. They face trolls, goblins, and other dangers along the way.

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What happens

The Hobbit (Russian: Хо́ббит, romanized: Khóbbit), full title The Fabulous Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit, Across the Wild Land, Through the Dark Forest, Beyond the Misty Mountains. There and Back Again is a 1985 Soviet television play for children. It is an adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 children's fantasy novel The Hobbit by Vladimir Latyshev. The play was shot in 1984 as a teleplay and produced in the framework of the children's TV series Tale after Tale (Russian: Сказка за сказкой) and aired at the Leningrad TV Channel in the 1980s and the 1990s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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