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The African Tale

Original title: Afrikanskaya skazka
  • 1963
  • 15m
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The African Tale (1963)
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The Black man lived on his land, it generously gave him its fruits, for "he worked in the sweat of his face." But once, a White Elephant appeared on this earth with the words "what a rich la... Read allThe Black man lived on his land, it generously gave him its fruits, for "he worked in the sweat of his face." But once, a White Elephant appeared on this earth with the words "what a rich land, I'm damn lucky to be the first of the animals here." The elephant treated the Man with... Read allThe Black man lived on his land, it generously gave him its fruits, for "he worked in the sweat of his face." But once, a White Elephant appeared on this earth with the words "what a rich land, I'm damn lucky to be the first of the animals here." The elephant treated the Man with a cigarette, gave him glossy magazines with beauties on the covers and bright advertiseme... Read all

  • Directors
    • Leonid Aristov
    • Igor Nikolaev
  • Writers
    • Igor Bolgarin
    • Jomo Kenyatta
    • Igor Nikolaev
  • Stars
    • Aleksey Konsovskiy
    • Sergey Tseyts
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    • Directors
      • Leonid Aristov
      • Igor Nikolaev
    • Writers
      • Igor Bolgarin
      • Jomo Kenyatta
      • Igor Nikolaev
    • Stars
      • Aleksey Konsovskiy
      • Sergey Tseyts
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Directors
      • Leonid Aristov
      • Igor Nikolaev
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      • Igor Bolgarin
      • Jomo Kenyatta
      • Igor Nikolaev
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      • 1963 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
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    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Африканская сказка
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      • Soyuzmultfilm
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