Heart of a Dog (1988 film)

Heart of a Dog
Russian Blu-Ray Disc cover
Based onHeart of a Dog
by Mikhail Bulgakov
Screenplay byNatalya Bortko
Directed byVladimir Bortko
StarringYevgeny Yevstigneyev
Boris Plotnikov
Vladimir Tolokonnikov
Nina Ruslanova
Music byVladimir Dashkevich
Country of originSoviet Union
Original languageRussian
Production
CinematographyYuri Shaigardanov
EditorLeda Semyonova
Running time130 minutes
Production companiesLenfilm, Actors Association of Television Films, 20th Century Fox Television[citation needed]
Budget$5 million[1]
Original release
Release19 November 1988 (1988-11-19)
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Heart of a Dog (Russian: Собачье сердце, translit. Sobachye serdtse) is a black-and-white 1988 Soviet comedy-drama science fiction television film directed by Vladimir Bortko. It is based on Mikhail Bulgakov's novel Heart of a Dog.[1]

Premiering show of the film aired on 20 November 1988 at 18:45 on the Central Television Programme One and aired on 1989 at 8:00 PM on the ABC. The film consisted of two episodes.

  1. ^ a b Ágnes Pethő (2009). Words and Images on the Screen: Language, Literature and Moving Pictures. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-443-80627-5.