

Information
Release DateNovember 11, 1988
Runtime2h 16m
StatusReleased
ProductionLenfilm
LanguagesRussian
7.9
191 votesPopularity2
Heart of a Dog
Synopsis
In 1920s Moscow, shortly after the October Revolution, a stray dog named Sharik is taken in by Professor Preobrazhensky, a wealthy and respected surgeon. The professor performs a daring medical experiment on the dog that changes him into a human being. As the newly transformed Sharikov begins to navigate life in the professor’s apartment, his crude behavior and revolutionary ideas turn the household upside down.
Cast & Crew
Director

Featured Cast

Evgeniy Evstigneev
Professor Filipp Preobrazhenskyy

Boris Plotnikov
Doctor Bormental

Vladimir Tolokonnikov
Sharikov

Nina Ruslanova
Darya Petrovna

Olga Melikhova
Zinochka



