
Mikhail Botov
Directing
Known For

A wooden boy Buratino tries to find his place in life. He befriends toys from a toy theater owned by evil Karabas-Barabas, gets tricked by Alice the Fox and Basilio the Cat and finally discovers the mystery of a golden key given to him by kind Tortila the Tortoise.
The Adventures of Buratino

A poor girl was given an impossible task by her stepmother: to gather snowdrops in a winter forest. Suddenly she stumbled across twelve brothers who happened to be the twelve months.
The Twelve Months

A rich and ignorant cat loses her big house in a fire. Only then she realizes that a friend in need is a friend indeed.
The Cat's House

Adventures of Ivan the Fool and humpbacked horse in the world of kind magical creatures and cruel people.
The Hunchedback Horse

The tale about a magic fish and resentful lover whose fiancee went to a lazy fool.
Once Upon a Time

Moscow academician Pavel Pavlovich comes to a picturesque village on the seashore to calmly spend his vacation here. Whiling away the time for sketches, he manages to get acquainted with the local guys, the restless Grishka and the daughter of the foreman Nyuska. Together they build a stove, repair a sewing machine, and reconstruct a telephone switchboard. When Pavel Pavlovich suddenly falls ill, all the villagers take care of him. When the time comes to leave, Pavel Pavlovich understands that in this village far from the capital, he leaves a piece of his heart.
Whistle Stop

Soviet animated cartoon film of 1946 based on a fairy tale by Korney Chukovsky, created by directors Leonid Amalrik and Vladimir Polkovnikov. United with similar creative aspirations, the directors found their own style.
A Peacock's Tail

Based on the Chinese folk tale. Long ago, three brothers Liu lived in China. They were so similar that even their own mother discerned them on colored ribbons. The first brother could command fire, the second could drink the sea and return it back, and a third knew the language of birds, animals and fish.
Brothers Liu

A school student finds a magical store where he can buy things which help to get straight A's with no working at all.
Magic Store

The action of the animation film takes place in an oasis. Beasts (a Hare, a Monkey, a cub of a Zebra) look at the well, discover that the water reflects them. The Monkey nearly dies, trying to quarrel with her reflection. Meanwhile, a Lion goes hunting, catches up and kills an adult Zebra. The animals consoled the orphaned cub of Zebra. The Lion, on the advice of the Snake, orders that the beasts themselves later come to him for dinner.
The Lion and the Hare

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The Forest Concert

A predator rescued from a trap deceives its liberator. A classic cartoon based on an Estonian fairy tale.
The Deer and the Wolf

A naughty kitten runs away from home to take part in a dangerous forest adventure. A special "fluffy effect" was developed for this cartoon to make animals look more lively.
A Naughty Kitten

Surprising master Lefty, who grounded a steel flea. This feature-length cutout-animated film from the Soviet Union is based on the story of the same name by the 19th century Russian novelist Nikolai Leskov. It was directed by the "Patriarch of Soviet animation", Ivan Ivanov-Vano, at the Soyuzmult film studio.
Left-Hander

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The Crow and the Fox, the Cuckoo and the Rooster

This story is about a puppy who liked it not to belong to anyone. He had no friends, no family, and no relatives. He was cheerfully singing songs, being happy that he did not want to listen to anyone and did not need to ask permission for anything and could do what he wanted. But is it possible to live like that forever?
It's Impossible Without It

The Dragon, the lord of the sea, fell seriously ill. The court doctor Jellyfish, prescribed him a liver of Monkey. So they had to look for someone who could leave the sea and go to the land. They chose a Turtle. The Turtle brings the Monkey to the Dragon on the pretext that there are growing peeled bananas there. However, the Monkey, having learned from the Dolphin the plans of the Turtle, deceives her and forces to return to the island.
Monkey From the Island of Sarugashima

Based on the poem by Korney Chukovskiy, about a boy who would not clean himself, so all his belongings ran away from him.
Wash-'em-Clean

Based on the fairy tale by L. Ashkenazi about little mischief makers who caught a moon in a pond and hid it in a cave.
The Stolen Crescent

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