Heart of a Dog

Heart of a Dog

1988
2h 16m
7.9

7.9/10

184 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Comedy Science Fiction
Overview

"Heart of a Dog" is a Soviet film adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s iconic novella. Set in 1920s Moscow, it tells the satirical and darkly humorous story of a stray dog named Sharik, who is transformed into a human by Professor Preobrazhensky through a daring medical experiment. The resulting man, Poligraf Poligrafovich Sharikov, embodies the social and ideological tensions of early Soviet society. With its sharp critique of class struggle, human nature, and the perils of radical change, the film is celebrated for its faithful adaptation, brilliant performances, and rich allegorical depth.

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Language: RU

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Production Information

Production Companies
Lenfilm
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
Russian

Keywords

experiment russian revolution (1917) wonder animal transformation

Quick Facts

Original Title Собачье сердце
Release Date November 11, 1988
Status Released
Language RU
IMDb ID tt0096126

Cast

Evgeniy Evstigneev
Evgeniy Evstigneev

Professor Filipp Preobrazhenskyy

Boris Plotnikov
Boris Plotnikov

Doctor Bormental

Vladimir Tolokonnikov
Vladimir Tolokonnikov

Sharikov

Nina Ruslanova
Nina Ruslanova

Darya Petrovna

Olga Melikhova
Olga Melikhova

Zinochka

Aleksei Mironov
Aleksei Mironov

Fyodor

Roman Kartsev
Roman Kartsev

Shvonder

Anzhelika Nevolina
Anzhelika Nevolina

Vasnetsova

Natalya Fomenko
Natalya Fomenko

Vyazemskaya

Evgeniy Kuznetsov
Evgeniy Kuznetsov

Pestrukhin

Ivan Ganzha
Ivan Ganzha

Zharovkin

Valentina Kovel
Valentina Kovel

Key Crew

Vladimir Bortko
Director
Nataliya Bortko
Screenplay