Teremok
About Teremok
A frog, a mouse, a rooster, and a hedgehog move into a little house, tidy it, paint the shutters, and put up a high fence with a strong gate. A fox, a wolf, and a bear, with the bear in charge, want the rooster for dinner. Shut out, they try tricks and then a rush at the fence. The tenants drive them off.
Cast & crew
More about Teremok
Pyotr Nosov directed. Olga Khodataeva staged it, and Alexander Ptushko was artistic director. Samuil Marshak wrote the script from his play on the folk tale. Nikolay Voinov was the cameraman and Yury Biryukov the composer. It was made in color. A black-and-white version also exists. The Russian names are Kvakushka the frog, Norushka the mouse, Golden Comb the rooster, and Neither-Head-Nor-Legs the hedgehog.
Themes
Background
Soyuzmultfilm released it in 1945, the year of Germany's surrender. The Russian article ties the besieged house to that victory.
Look
Nikolay Voinov photographed the color drawn film.
Music
Yury Biryukov composed the score.
Notes
- Russian Wikipedia describes the cartoon as an answer to Germany's defeat in 1945, with the small animals holding a house against larger attackers.
- Voices on the catalog cast include Vladimir Popov, Klavdiya Koreneva, Yuliya Yulskaya, and Vladimir Lepko.
- A color print and a black-and-white print both circulate in descriptions of the film.
Scenes
- The four animals paint the shutters and raise the fence.
- The bear leads the fox and the wolf at the gate and is driven off.
Influenced by
- Russian folk tale Teremok
- Samuil Marshak
