Once Upon a Dog
| Once Upon a Dog Zhil-byl pyos | |
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| Genre | Animated cartoon Comedy |
| Directed by | Eduard Nazarov |
| Country of origin |  Soviet Union |
| Original language | Russian |
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| Running time | 10 min 36 sec |
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| Release | 1982 |
Once Upon a Dog (Once Upon a Time There Lived a Dog, Russian: "Жил-был пёс" (Zhil-byl pyos)) is an acclaimed Soviet cartoon, adapted from a Ukranian folk tale.[1]
The cartoon won the first place at the 1983 International Film Festival in Odense and a special prize at the 1983 festival in Annecy.[2]
Plot
The day comes when an old cur watchdog becomes useless and the masters decide to drive him away. They turn exasperated when the Dog stays indifferent during the home theft. The Dog leaves for the forest, when he meets the Wolf, his old friend. The Wolf stages a kidnapping to help his mate and the Dog relieves the child. The Dog is returned with honours to khutor and decides to repay the Wolfe's kindness. He helps the Wolf to infiltrate the house and feeds him with viands from table. Tipsied by horilka, the Wolf reveals his intention to sing. He howls and the Dog casts the mate away from the house. The Wolf thanks the Dog and the best friends bid farewell.
Credits
The cartoon repeatedly features the Ukrainian folk song "Oy Tam Na Hori". The Dog was voiced by Georgi Burkov and the Wolf by Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. Animators - Anatoly Abarenov, Natalia Bogomolova, Sergey Dezhkin, operator - Mikhail Druyan, sound producer - Andrey Filchikov.
A steel monument to the Wolf was placed in 2005 in Tomsk and in 2007 in Angarsk.[3]