Cheburashka (film)

Cheburashka Чебурашка
Directed by	Roman Kachanov
Written by	Eduard Uspensky Roman Kachanov
Starring	Klara Rumyanova as Cheburashka
Music by	Vladimir Shainsky
Cinematography	Teodor Bunimovich
Release dates	1972
Running time	20 min 6 sec
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Cheburashka (Russian: Чебурашка, Cheburashka) is a 1971 Soviet/Russian animated film directed by Roman Kachanov.

Plot summary

Cheburashka wishes Crocodile Gena a happy birthday and gives him a toy helicopter as a gift. After meeting some pioneers, they decide to be pioneers themselves. They build a playground for the local children and collect scrap metal, after which they become pioneers.

Creators

• Film director: Roman Kachanov
• Scriptwriters: Eduard Uspensky, Roman Kachanov
• Art director: Leonid Shvartsman
• Operator: Theodor Bunimovich
• Composer: Vladimir Shainsky
• Sound technician: Georgy Martynyuk
• Animators: Yuriy Norshteyn, Maya Buzinova, Natalya Dabizha

Cast

• Klara Rumyanova as Cheburashka
• Vasily Livanov as Gena the Crocodile
• Vladimir Ferapontov as Gena (singing voice)
• Tamara Dmitrieva as Pioneers

Soundtrack

This film opens with a song called "Let Them Run Clumsily" (Rus:Пусть бегут неуклюже) of Vladimir Shainsky on Alexander Timofeevsky's words sounds, which is a popular birthday song in Russia.

External links

• At Worldcinemadirectory
• Cheburashka at Animator.ru
• Cheburashka at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Cheburashka at IMDb