Cast
Aleksey Polevoy Georgiy Vitsin 
Buster Keaton 
Sophia Loren
Credits
Written by: Vladimir Golovanov 
Fyodor Khitruk
Cinematography: Boris Kotov
Music: Evgeniy Krylatov Aleksandr Zatsepin
Editing: Nina Mayorova
Plot
A satirical animated look at the making of a film, with a director, a producer, a screenwriter and an actor, and the compromises behind the scenes.
Sinekatalog’s take
A witty and classic Soviet animated short.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (1,836 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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