Why Does a Rhino Have Skin Folds?

"Film directed Vladimir Suteev"

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About this film

Animated film directed by Vladimir Suteev.

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About the production

Release date1938
ProductionSoyuzmultfilm

Themes & topics

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Historical background

Made in 1938, Why Does a Rhino Have Skin Folds? reflects production norms of the studio-system peak and early sound decades—shorter runtimes, regional audiences, and limited preservation infrastructure.

Why this film matters

Historians reference Why Does a Rhino Have Skin Folds? (1938) when discussing animated film directed by Vladimir Suteev.

Making of

Production details for Why Does a Rhino Have Skin Folds? (1938) are drawn from archival listings and reference sources; surviving materials vary by title.

What critics said

Modern write-ups on Why Does a Rhino Have Skin Folds? (1938) tend to focus on preservation status, stylistic choices, and placement within director or studio filmographies.

Did you know?

  • animated film directed by Vladimir Suteev

Visual style

Visual style for Why Does a Rhino Have Skin Folds? reflects period camera and lighting practice documented in surviving prints or stills.

Music

Why Does a Rhino Have Skin Folds? belongs to the sound or transitional era; music and dialogue handling depend on the surviving print.

What audiences thought

Why Does a Rhino Have Skin Folds? (1938) reached whatever regional audiences its distributor could access; later interest comes mainly from repertory and online preservation.

Film restoration

A copy or excerpt is available via Wikimedia Commons.

Where to watch

  • Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1938.%20%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%83%20%D1%83%20%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0%20%D1%88%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%20%D0%B2%20%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%85.webm