Leopold the Cat
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Leopold the Cat is a Soviet/Russian
animation
series about the pacifistic, and intelligent cat, Leopold. Leopold always wears a bow tie even when swimming. He is always confronted by two mischievous mice, Grey and White (Mitya and Motya). It was filmed by T/O Ekran
in 1975
- 1987
and its runtime is 87 min (10 series). As of 1987, there were 11 episodes in total. Eventually, in 1995, most of the episodes were released on DVD.
It was directed by Anatoly Reznikov, and the screenplay was written by Arkady Hayt. Boris Savelyev wrote the score. The cinematography was by Ernst Gaman (1975, 1982), Igor Shkamarda (1975, 1981, 1983), and Vladimir Milovanov (1981, 1983, 1984, 1986). Nelli Kudrina did the sound.
His catchphrase is - "Let's live in friendship, guys" . The catchphrases of the mice are "Come out, Leopold!" by one and "Come out, you foul coward!" by the second.
Russians
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animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
series about the pacifistic, and intelligent cat, Leopold. Leopold always wears a bow tie even when swimming. He is always confronted by two mischievous mice, Grey and White (Mitya and Motya). It was filmed by T/O Ekran
Studio Ekran
Studio Ekran is a Russian TV film studio. It was founded in 1968 and produced made-for-TV movies, mini-series and animated cartoons...
in 1975
1975 in film
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- 1987
1987 in film
-Events:*January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records....
and its runtime is 87 min (10 series). As of 1987, there were 11 episodes in total. Eventually, in 1995, most of the episodes were released on DVD.
It was directed by Anatoly Reznikov, and the screenplay was written by Arkady Hayt. Boris Savelyev wrote the score. The cinematography was by Ernst Gaman (1975, 1982), Igor Shkamarda (1975, 1981, 1983), and Vladimir Milovanov (1981, 1983, 1984, 1986). Nelli Kudrina did the sound.
His catchphrase is - "Let's live in friendship, guys" . The catchphrases of the mice are "Come out, Leopold!" by one and "Come out, you foul coward!" by the second.
Voice cast
- Gennady Khazanov voiced all roles in the first series
- Andrei MironovAndrei MironovAndrei Alexandrovich Mironov was a Soviet theatre and film actor who played lead roles in some of the most popular Soviet films, such as The Diamond Arm, Beware of the Car and Twelve Chairs...
voiced all roles in the second series - Alexander KalyaginAlexander KalyaginAlexander Kalyagin is a Soviet/Russian actor and director, member of the Public Chamber of Russia, People's Artist of Russia , Laureate of the State Prizes for his works in the theatre and the cinema...
voiced all roles in the series from third to tenth.
Series
- 1975 — "Leopold and the Golden Fish" / Леопольд и золотая рыбка
- 1975 — "Revenge of Leopold the Cat" / Месть кота Леопольда
- 1981 — "Treasure of Leopold the Cat" / Клад кота Леопольда
- 1981 — "TV set of Leopold the Cat" / Телевизор кота Леопольда
- 1982 — "Walk of Leopold the Cat" / Прогулка кота Леопольда
- 1982 — "Birthday of Leopold the Cat" / День рождения кота Леопольда
- 1983 — "Summer of Leopold the Cat" / Лето кота Леопольда
- 1984 — "Leopold the Cat in dream and reality" / Кот Леопольд во сне и наяву
- 1984 — "Interview with Leopold the Cat" / Интервью с котом Лепольдом
- 1986 — "Policlinic of Leopold the Cat" / Поликлиника кота Леопольда
- 1987 — "Car of Leopold the Cat" / Автомобиль кота Леопольда
- 1993 — "Leopold the Cat's Return" / Возвращение кота Леопольда (four films) http://animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_person&pid=4907
External links
- Leopold the Cat at Animator.ruAnimator.ruAnimator.ru is a Russian website chronicling the films, people and studios of the animation industry in Russia, the former Soviet Union and the CIS. It also includes a forum, a news block, a photo-gallery and an animators labour exchange...