Heart of a Dog

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.

Cast

Evgeniy Evstigneev

Evgeniy Evstigneev

as Professor Filipp Preobrazhenskyy

Boris Plotnikov

Boris Plotnikov

as Doctor Bormental

Vladimir Tolokonnikov

Vladimir Tolokonnikov

as Sharikov

Nina Ruslanova

Nina Ruslanova

as Darya Petrovna

Olga Melikhova

Olga Melikhova

as Zinochka

Aleksei Mironov

Aleksei Mironov

as Fyodor

Roman Kartsev

Roman Kartsev

as Shvonder

Anzhelika Nevolina

Anzhelika Nevolina

as Vasnetsova

Natalya Fomenko

Natalya Fomenko

as Vyazemskaya

Evgeniy Kuznetsov

Evgeniy Kuznetsov

as Pestrukhin

Reviews

Tonis

The story centers on Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazhensky, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon, who believes he can improve humanity through scientific intervention. He performs an experimental operation, transplanting the pituitary gland and testicles of a recently deceased human alcoholic and ...

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