How the Cossacks Rescued Brides

How the Cossacks Rescued BridesCast and Crew

Movie

Crew

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Davyd Cherkaskyi
Animation
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Ihor Poklad
Original Music Composer
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Volodymyr Dakhno
Director
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Volodymyr Kapustian
Writer
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Anatolii Havrylov
Director of Photography
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O. Deriazhna
Editor
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Eduard Kyrych
Art Direction
I
Ivan Mazepa
Head of Production
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Svitlana Kutsenko
Script Editor
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Adolf Pedan
Animation
M
Mark Draitsun
Animation
S
Sergey Dyozhkin
Animation
V
V. Yemelianova
Animation
A
Aleksey Bukin
Animation
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Yuriy Meshcheryakov
Animation
O
Oleksandr Viken
Animation
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Izrail Moizhes
Sound Director
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S. Berezovska
Animation
M
Mykola Bondar
Animation
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Elvira Peretiatko
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.