How the Cossacks Celebrated Wedding

How the Cossacks Celebrated WeddingCast and Crew

Movie

Cast

D
Davyd Babaiev
as (voice)

Crew

V
Volodymyr Vaskovtsev
Writer
L
Leonid Anichkin
Writer
V
Volodymyr Dakhno
Director
V
Volodymyr Dakhno
Writer
A
Anatolii Havrylov
Director of Photography
I
Ihor Poklad
Original Music Composer
H
Henrikh Umanskyi
Art Direction
V
Viktor Hruzdiev
Sound Director
K
Konstantin Chikin
Animation
A
Adolf Pedan
Animation
N
Nina Churylova
Animation
Y
Yefrem Pruzhanskyi
Animation
M
Mikhail Titov
Animation
V
Volodymyr Omelchuk
Animation
V
Volodymyr Vrublevskyi
Animation
I
Ilya Skorupsky
Animation
S
Serhii Hizila
Animation
I
Igor Kovalyov
Animation
S
Serguei Kouchnerov
Animation
L
Liudmyla Tkachykova
Animation
O
O. Deriazhna
Editor
S
Svitlana Kutsenko
Script Editor
I
Ivan Mazepa
Head of Production
I
Ihor Borodavko
Animation
M
Mykola Bondar
Animation
A
Andrii Karbovnychyi
Animation
E
Elvira Peretiatko
Animation
N
N. Ustenko
Animation

‘The Cossacs (animation series)’

This series recounts the adventures of three Ukrainian Cossacks who travel around the world and meet people from different countries and epochs, as well as gods and even extra-terrestrials. Created by Volodymyr Dakhno and produced by Kyiv Science Films (today known as Ukranimafilm), the original series premiered in 1967 and ran for nearly 30 years. The three main characters are immediately recognisable: Hrai, the chieftain, is the straight leading man who comes up with all the clever plans. Diminutive Oko can be identified by his trailing moustache, comedic feistiness, and impulsivity. Tur is a brawny strong man with a sensitive and intuitive side. Viewers are won over by the show’s joyful, whimsical mood, and the characters’ innocence and sincerity. As in many vintage cartoons, there is no dialogue; instead, the visuals are accompanied by spirited music and sound effects.