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TV Movie

Heart of a Dog

1988·2h 16m·PG
DramaSci-FiComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 8.5/10
10,430 votes

In the wake of the Russian revolution, Professor Preobrazhensky rescues a starving dog from the gutter, and attempts to transform him into a man. Based on Mikhail Bulgakov's novel of the same name.

Heart of a Dog is a 1988 drama sci-fi movie directed by Vladimir Bortko, starring Evgeniy Evstigneev, Roman Kartsev, Boris Plotnikov. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.5/10 from 10,430 votes and runs 2h 16m.

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Director
Vladimir Bortko
Stars
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Roman Kartsev
Boris Plotnikov
Vladimir Tolokonnikov
Details
1988-11-20
136 min
TV Movie
PG
★ Soviet Union
★ Russian
Keywords
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