| Cheburashka | |||||||
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| Director: | Roman Kachanov | ||||||
| Music: | Vladimir Shainsky | ||||||
| Cinematography: | Teodor Bunimovich | ||||||
| Runtime: | 20 min 6 sec | ||||||
| Country: | Soviet Union | ||||||
| Language: | Russian | ||||||
Cheburashka (Russian: link=no|Чебурашка) is a 1971 Soviet animated film directed by Roman Kachanov.[1]
Cheburashka wishes Gena the Crocodile a happy birthday and gives him a toy helicopter as a gift. After meeting some pioneers, they decide to be pioneers themselves. They build a playground for the local children and collect scrap metal, after which they become pioneers.
This film opens with a song called "Let Them Run Clumsily" (Пусть бегут неуклюже) of Vladimir Shainsky on Alexander Timofeevsky's words.