The Black Hen, or Living Underground
Черная курица, или Подземные жители
Synopsis
At a St. Petersburg boarding school, a new life began for the ten-year-old Alyosha, who was accustomed parental attention. Missing his home, Alyosha created an imaginary magic world of underground dwellers, with a king and his subjects who very much resembled the people surrounding the boy. Alyosha experienced many interesting adventures in this mysterious fairy tale...
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Vitali Sidletsky
Alyosha Lanskoy
Larysa Kadochnykova
Mama
Aristarkh Livanov
Papa
Albert Filozov
Ivan Karlovich
Vladimir Kashpur
Kobylkin
Valentin Gaft
Deforge
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Father
Mykola Sektymenko
Yegor
Anton Artyomenko
Lyudmyla Sosyura
Darya Petrovna
Aleksei Cherstvov
Mefodiy
Violetta Zhukhimovich
Trina
Igor Astapovich
Aleksandr Barzam
Kirill Baturin
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Viktor Gres
- Screenplay & Story
- Timur Zulfikarov
- Original Score
- Oleg Karavaichuk, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
- Original Title
- Черная курица, или Подземные жители
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Production Studios
- Dovzhenko Film Studios
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Viktor Gres
Timur Zulfikarov, Antoniy Pogorelsky, Yekaterina Shandybina
Oleg Karavaichuk, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Pavel Stepanov, Andrii Vladymyrov
Veronika Arefyeva
Viktor Antonchenko
Department Leadership Roster
Viktor Gres
Director
Oleg Karavaichuk
Original Music Composer
Pavel Stepanov
Director of Photography
Timur Zulfikarov
Screenplay
Andrii Vladymyrov
Director of Photography
Oleksii Levchenko
Production Design
Galina Fomina
Costume Design
D. Seletskaya
Costume Design
Veronika Arefyeva
Editor
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What is The Black Hen, or Living Underground about?
At a St. Petersburg boarding school, a new life began for the ten-year-old Alyosha, who was accustomed parental attention. Missing his home, Alyosha created an imaginary magic world of underground dwellers, with a king and his subjects who very much resembled the people surrounding the boy. Alyosha experienced many interesting adventures in this mysterious fairy tale...
Who directed The Black Hen, or Living Underground?
The Black Hen, or Living Underground was directed by Viktor Gres.
Who stars in The Black Hen, or Living Underground?
The principal cast of The Black Hen, or Living Underground includes Vitali Sidletsky, Larysa Kadochnykova, Aristarkh Livanov, Albert Filozov, Vladimir Kashpur.
When was The Black Hen, or Living Underground released and how long is it?
The Black Hen, or Living Underground was released in 1981 with a total runtime of 1h 13m.
Who composed the musical score for The Black Hen, or Living Underground?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Black Hen, or Living Underground was composed by Oleg Karavaichuk, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi.
Is The Black Hen, or Living Underground based on a book or true story?
The Black Hen, or Living Underground is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Antoniy Pogorelsky".