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The Night Before Christmas

Original title: Vechera na khutore bliz Dikanki
  • 1961
  • 1h 8m
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7.5/10
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Lyudmila Myznikova and Yuri Tavrov in The Night Before Christmas (1961)
ComedyFantasyRomance

Surreal Soviet-era Christmas fantasy movie.Surreal Soviet-era Christmas fantasy movie.Surreal Soviet-era Christmas fantasy movie.

  • Director
    • Aleksandr Rou
  • Writers
    • Nikolay Gogol
    • Aleksandr Rou
  • Stars
    • Aleksandr Khvylya
    • Lyudmila Myznikova
    • Yuri Tavrov
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    2.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Aleksandr Rou
    • Writers
      • Nikolay Gogol
      • Aleksandr Rou
    • Stars
      • Aleksandr Khvylya
      • Lyudmila Myznikova
      • Yuri Tavrov
    • 10User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Aleksandr Khvylya
    Aleksandr Khvylya
    • Chub
    Lyudmila Myznikova
    Lyudmila Myznikova
    • Oksana
    • (as L. Myznikova)
    Yuri Tavrov
    Yuri Tavrov
    • Vakula
    Lyudmila Khityaeva
    Lyudmila Khityaeva
    • Solokha
    • (as L. Khityayeva)
    Sergey Martinson
    Sergey Martinson
    • Osip the Deacon
    Anatoliy Kubatskiy
    Anatoliy Kubatskiy
    • Panas
    Vera Altayskaya
    Vera Altayskaya
    • Wife of Panas
    Dmitriy Kapka
    Dmitriy Kapka
    • Shapuvalenko
    Nikolay Yakovchenko
    Nikolay Yakovchenko
    • Patsyuk
    • (as N. Yakovchenko)
    Marina Sidorchuk
    • Odarka
    • (as M. Sidorchuk)
    Aleksandr Radunsky
    • The Head
    • (as A. Radunsky)
    Georgiy Millyar
    Georgiy Millyar
    • The Devil
    A. Ablova
    V. Bubnova
    Mikhail Vasilyev
    Mikhail Vasilyev
    • Cossack
    • (as M. Vasilyev)
    Evgeniy Grigorev
    Evgeniy Grigorev
      Andrey Demyanenko
      • Sverbyguz
      • (as A. Demyanenko)
      Lidiya Korolyova
      Lidiya Korolyova
      • The Purple Nose Woman
      • Director
        • Aleksandr Rou
      • Writers
        • Nikolay Gogol
        • Aleksandr Rou
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      • Trivia
        Filming took place in March 1961. Winter nature was filmed near the city of Kirovsk (Murmansk region), where the Ukrainian village was built.
      • Connections
        Featured in Blackbox Ukraine: Kampf um die Geschichte (2024)

      User reviews10

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      8/10

      I love this film since childhood

      A very atmospheric movie. In Russia, it is always shown on New Years. Real Russian winter. Great acting and storyline.
      • Ser_Leo
      • Nov 17, 2020
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      Details

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      • Release date
        • January 8, 1962 (Soviet Union)
      • Country of origin
        • Soviet Union
      • Languages
        • Russian
        • Ukrainian
      • Also known as
        • Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka
      • Filming locations
        • Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
      • Production company
        • Kinostudiya imeni M. Gorkogo
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 8 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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