Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (film)
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| Russian: Рикки-Тикки-Тави | |
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| Based on | "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" (1894) by Rudyard Kipling |
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| Edited by | Mariya Amosova |
| Music by | Alfred Schnittke |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (Russian: Рикки-Тикки-Тави) is a 1975 Soviet family film directed by Nana Kldiashvili and Aleksandr Zguridi.[1][2][3] It is based on the 1894 short story of the same name by Rudyard Kipling.
Plot
The film takes place in the jungle of India. A forester Robert Lawson lives there, and his son Teddy walks, swims, and watches various animals with his boy John. Suddenly a thunderstorm begins and the boys are hiding near the shore. Before their eyes, the rapid current carries away animals, including the mongoose, which Teddy rushed to save.[4]
Cast
- Igor Alekseyev as Teddy
- Vera Altayskaya as Darzi the bird (voice)
- Aleksey Batalov as Robert Lawson
- Irina Kartashyova as Nagayna (voice)
- Andrey Mironov as Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (mongoose, voice)
- Yury Puzyryov as Nag (voice)
- Margarita Terekhova as Margaret Lawson
- Vasiliy Vasilev as Doctor
- Surendra Suri as Bernard Shibnell