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The Deer and the Wolf

1950 · 10 min

A brief, simple fable that plays like a gentle cautionary tale, with a quiet menace beneath its storybook surface.

Directed by
Dmitriy Babichenko
Genres
Animation
Starring
Vladimir Gribkov, Anatoliy Rzhanov
Overview
A predator rescued from a trap deceives its liberator. A classic cartoon based on an Estonian fairy tale.

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Directed by
Dmitriy Babichenko
Genres
Animation
Starring
Vladimir Gribkov, Anatoliy Rzhanov
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • survival
  • nature
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
kids
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism2
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Dmitriy Babichenko
Written by
August Jakobson
Starring
Vladimir Gribkov, Anatoliy Rzhanov
Music
Yuriy Levitin
Cinematography
N. Sokolova
Runtime
10 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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