How the Cossacks Met Aliens

How the Cossacks Met AliensCast and Crew

Movie

Crew

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Anatolii Havrylov
Director of Photography
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Viktor Hruzdiev
Sound Director
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Ivan Budz
Art Direction
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Volodymyr Guba
Original Music Composer
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Liudmyla Tkachykova
Animation
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Svitlana Kutsenko
Script Editor
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Mykola Bondar
Animation
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Serhii Hizila
Animation
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Mikhail Titov
Animation
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Andrii Karbovnychyi
Animation
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Nina Churylova
Animation
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Oleh Pedan
Editor
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Ivan Mazepa
Head of Production
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Ilya Skorupsky
Animation
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Oleksandr Lavrov
Animation
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Konstantin Chikin
Animation
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Elvira Peretiatko
Animation
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N. Ustenko
Animation
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Alexander Kostinsky
Writer
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Volodymyr Vaskovtsev
Writer
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Volodymyr Dakhno
Writer
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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.