Wash-'em-Clean
Cast
Yuriy Khrzhanovskiy Mikhail Ryba
Credits
Written by: Korney Ivanovich Chukovskiy 
Ivan Ivanov-Vano
Cinematography: Nikolay Voinov
Music: Yuriy Levitin
Editing: Lidiya Sazonova
Plot
Based on the poem by Korney Chukovskiy, about a boy who would not clean himself, so all his belongings ran away from him.
Sinekatalog’s take
A cheerful Soviet animated fable in which a boy who refuses to wash is abandoned by his own belongings. Its rhymed, comic spirit and hand-drawn charm make it good fun for children and for anyone who enjoys classic animation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (590 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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