Plot Summary
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.
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Full Cast & Characters
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Professor Filipp Preobrazhenskyy
Boris Plotnikov
Doctor Bormental
Vladimir Tolokonnikov
Sharikov
Nina Ruslanova
Darya Petrovna
Olga Melikhova
Zinochka
Aleksei Mironov
Fyodor
Roman Kartsev
Shvonder
Anzhelika Nevolina
Vasnetsova
Natalya Fomenko
Vyazemskaya
Evgeniy Kuznetsov
Pestrukhin
Ivan Ganzha
Zharovkin
Valentina Kovel
Director & Crew
Vladimir Bortko
Director
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It has a TMDB rating of 7.9/10 based on 210 votes.
Who directed Heart of a Dog?
Heart of a Dog was directed by Vladimir Bortko and released in 1988.
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Heart of a Dog has a runtime of 2 hours and 16 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1988-11-11
- Status
- Released