The Lost Letter

(1945)

★ 6.1 IMDb · 10 votes

Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Comedy, Family

Year: 1945

Runtime: 43 мин

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Зинаида Брумберг, Валентина Брумберг

Cast: Михаил Яншин, Борис Ливанов, Сергей Мартинсон, Леонид Пирогов, Василий Качалов

Plot

The first Soviet cel-animated feature film, based on the story with the same name by Nikolai Gogol. A messenger is tasked with delivering a letter to the Tsarina, which he tucks into his hat for safekeeping on the road. While resting at night, a band of demons steals the hat, and he must travel to Hell to retrieve it.