How the Cossacks Helped Musketeers

How the Cossacks Helped MusketeersCast and Crew

Movie

Cast

E
Eduard Nazarov
as Narrator (voice)

Crew

I
Ihor Pohon
Sound Director
A
Anatolii Havrylov
Director of Photography
I
Ihor Poklad
Original Music Composer
E
Eduard Kyrych
Art Direction
E
Elvira Peretiatko
Animation
A
Adolf Pedan
Animation
M
Mykola Bondar
Animation
V
Volodymyr Haidai
Script Editor
M
Mikhail Titov
Animation
Y
Yefrem Pruzhanskyi
Animation
K
Konstantin Chikin
Animation
N
Nina Churylova
Animation
V
Volodymyr Vrublevskyi
Animation
Y
Ya. Selezniova
Animation
Y
Yevhen Dubenko
Head of Production
O
O. Deriazhna
Editor
V
Volodymyr Dakhno
Writer
V
Volodymyr Dakhno
Director

‘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.