The Boy and the Pigeon
Мальчик и голубь
Synopsis
The boy wants to have a pigeon, but he can't afford to buy a bird. On the market for a pigeon asking for 100 rubles! Then he decides to buy a bird, bartering it for his father's album with stamps. Having caught a pigeon, the boy releases a bird into the sky. But the pigeon is returning to it's native dovecote, to it's former owner, who again demands money for it. This is a short movie about childhood and dreams, about the first life lessons that everyone has to face in childhood, when society and its laws bring changes into life, sometimes breaking the brightest dreams.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Andrei Konchalovsky, Yevgeni Ostashenko
- Screenplay & Story
- Andrei Konchalovsky
- Original Score
- Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
- Original Title
- Мальчик и голубь
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 19m
- Production Studios
- VGIK
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Andrei Konchalovsky, Yevgeni Ostashenko
Andrei Konchalovsky
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
Mikhail Kozhin
Department Leadership Roster
Andrei Konchalovsky
Director
Andrei Konchalovsky
Screenplay
Mikhail Kozhin
Director of Photography
Yevgeni Ostashenko
Director
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
Original Music Composer
Sergey Peterson
Production Design
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What is The Boy and the Pigeon about?
The boy wants to have a pigeon, but he can't afford to buy a bird. On the market for a pigeon asking for 100 rubles! Then he decides to buy a bird, bartering it for his father's album with stamps. Having caught a pigeon, the boy releases a bird into the sky. But the pigeon is returning to it's native dovecote, to it's former owner, who again demands money for it. This is a short movie about childhood and dreams, about the first life lessons that everyone has to face in childhood, when society and its laws bring changes into life, sometimes breaking the brightest dreams.
Who directed The Boy and the Pigeon?
The Boy and the Pigeon was directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, Yevgeni Ostashenko.
Who stars in The Boy and the Pigeon?
The principal cast of The Boy and the Pigeon includes Nikolay Burlyaev, Vladimir Shurupov, Evgeniy Urbanskiy.
When was The Boy and the Pigeon released and how long is it?
The Boy and the Pigeon was released in 1961 with a total runtime of 19m.
Who composed the musical score for The Boy and the Pigeon?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Boy and the Pigeon was composed by Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov.