Polcan and Shavka

1949 AnimationFamily 9 minutes Directed by Aleksandr V. Ivanov

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About Polcan and Shavka

Sheepdogs Polkan and Shavka leave their flock by the river to chase a hare into the forest and meet three wolves. Shavka backs off. Polkan fights, drops one wolf, and then passes out from his wounds. Aleksandr Ivanov directed the Soyuzmultfilm short from a script by Sergey Mikhalkov.

Cast & crew

More about Polcan and Shavka

Mikhail Druyan photographed it and Mieczysław Weinberg composed the score. Wikidata gives 9 minutes and the year 1949. The catalog overview stops when Polkan loses consciousness.

Themes

  • a hare chase
  • three wolves
  • one dog stands and the other retreats
  • Polkan
  • Shavka
  • wolves
  • sheep
  • hare

Look

Mikhail Druyan is the cinematographer on Wikidata.

Music

Mieczysław Weinberg is the composer on Wikidata.

Notes

  • The chase starts because the dogs spot a hare, not because the wolves come to the flock.
  • Shavka is the one who retreats. Polkan takes the fight alone.
  • No voice cast is listed on Wikidata.
  • The Wikimedia file uses the Russian title Полкан и Шавка.

Scenes

  • Polkan downs one of the three wolves and then collapses from his wounds.

Also available

  • Wikimedia Commons (1949. Полкан и Шавка.webm)

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