Valentin Karavaev Movies

A wooden boy Buratino tries to find his place in life. He befriends toys from a toy theater owned by evil Karabas-Barabas, gets tricked by Alice the Fox and Basilio the Cat and finally discovers the mystery of a golden key given to him by kind Tortila the Tortoise.

The film is a cautionary tale about the need to develop good work habits, personal responsibility and conscience in life.

A story about children showing Father Frost butterflies, green grass, in short, Summer.

Poetic screen version of the story of I.Turgenev about mutual relations of landowner’s old wife and her mute yard keeper Gerasim. About Gerasim's attachment to a dog with nickname Mu-mu.

A gambling-addicted old man loses all the water on Earth, condemning all living beings to death from drought.

The painted rooster gets acquainted with the inhabitants of the barnyard and learns about the world.

Elephant Timka really wants to perform in the circus, but is shy. A story about what is worth trying for the sake of a dream.

Gunan is a shepherd in love with the beautiful Oyuun, the daughter of the khan Iribsyn. When he is taking part in a competition for the hand of Oyun, he must defeat not only the rich princes, but also the three-headed monster Mongoose. Based on the Mongol folk tale of the same name.

This film was made in reaction to revanchism fear that Germany would reunite and seek revenge on Europe and the USSR for World War II. A disguised Nazi slips into the US zone of divided Germany. The Americans nurse him back to health as he plots how to reunite the Fatherland. His plans are ruined...

A parable of man going through war & peace and finding unity in the end.

The second film of the cycle.