The Night Before Christmas

The Night Before Christmas

49 mins | Animation, Fantasy | Jan. 1, 1951

A cartoon based on the works of Nikolay Gogol. Handsome blacksmith Vakula who fell in love with village beauty, Oksana, is ready to do anything for her liking. Even to fly on the devil's back to Saint-Petersburg and ask the Empress for the slippers that he can present his sweetheart.

The Night Before Christmas

49 mins | Animation, Fantasy | Jan. 1, 1951

The Night Before Christmas
A cartoon based on the works of Nikolay Gogol. Handsome blacksmith Vakula who fell in love with village beauty, Oksana, is ready to do anything for her liking. Even to fly on the devil's back to Saint-Petersburg and ask the Empress for the slippers that he can present his sweetheart.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Soyuzmultfilm
Original title Ночь перед Рождеством
Directors Zinaida Brumberg, Valentina Brumberg
Writers Nikolai Gogol, Zinaida Brumberg, Valentina Brumberg, Mikhail Yanshin

Cast

Vladimir Gribkov

as The Devil (voice)

Aleksei Gribov

as Narrator (voice)

Liliya Gritsenko

as Oksana (voice)

Nikolai Gritsenko

as Vakula (voice)

Mikhail Yanshin

as Chub (voice)

Vera Maretskaya

as Solokha (voice)

Aleksei Zhiltsov

as The Head (voice)