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How the Cossacks Played Football

How the Cossacks Played FootballCast and Crew

Movie

Crew

A
Anatolii Havrylov
Director of Photography
B
Borys Buievskyi
Original Music Composer
M
Mark Draitsun
Animation
V
V. Yemelianova
Animation
A
Adolf Pedan
Animation
S
Sergey Dyozhkin
Animation
L
Leonid Moroz
Sound Director
T
Tadeush Pavlenko
Script Editor
N
Nina Churylova
Animation
I
Ivan Mazepa
Head of Production
E
Elvira Peretiatko
Animation
M
Mikhail Titov
Animation
M
Mykola Bondar
Animation
E
Eduard Kyrych
Art Direction
O
Oleksandr Lavrov
Animation
V
Volodymyr Dakhno
Animation
O
Oleksandr Viken
Animation
V
Volodymyr Kapustian
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.