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11/11/1988 Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction 2h 16m
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Overview

In 1920s Moscow, shortly after the October Revolution, a stray dog named Sharik is taken in by Professor Preobrazhensky, a wealthy and respected surgeon. The professor performs a daring medical experiment on the dog that changes him into a human being. As the newly transformed Sharikov begins to navigate life in the professor’s apartment, his crude behavior and revolutionary ideas turn the household upside down.

  1. Vladimir Bortko

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Evgeniy Evstigneev

    Professor Filipp Preobrazhenskyy

  2. Boris Plotnikov

    Doctor Bormental

  3. Vladimir Tolokonnikov

    Sharikov

  4. Nina Ruslanova

    Darya Petrovna

  5. Olga Melikhova

    Zinochka

  6. Aleksei Mironov

    Fyodor

  7. Roman Kartsev

    Shvonder

  8. Anzhelika Nevolina

    Vasnetsova

  9. Natalya Fomenko

    Vyazemskaya

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A review by Tonis
Written by Tonis on 2025-02-28
The story centers on Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazhensky, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon, who believes he can improve humanity through scientific intervention. He performs an experimental operation, transplanting the pituitary gland and testicles of a recently deceased human alcoholic and criminal, Klim Chugunkin, into a stray dog named Sharik.

The experiment is initially a success, as Sharik transforms into a humanoid creature, named Polygraph Polygraphovich Sharikov. However, Sharikov embodies the worst aspects of his human donor: he is crude, aggressive, and opportunistic. He q...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Russian

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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