| Gena the Crocodile | |
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| Russian | Крокодил Гена |
| Directed by | Roman Kachanov |
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| Cinematography | Iosif Golomb |
| Edited by | Lidiya Kyaksht |
| Music by | Mikhail Ziv |
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Running time | 19 min 24 sec |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Gena the Crocodile (Russian: Крокодил Гена, romanized: Krokodil Gena) is a 1969[1][2] Soviet stop motion animated film directed by Roman Kachanov in Studio Ekran studio. This film introduces the characters Gena the Crocodile, Cheburashka, and the old lady Shapoklyak. The film was based on Eduard Uspensky's stories about the characters.
This film was popular in the Soviet Union and spawned three sequels: Cheburashka (1972), Shapoklyak (1974) and Cheburashka Goes to School (1983).