The Magic Pipe (1998)

The Magic Pipe (Russian: Волше́бная свире́ль, Volshebnaya svirel) is a 1998 Russian stop motion-animated feature film directed by Mikhail Tumelya. Work on the film started in 1993, and it was Russia's fifth feature-length animation to be released after the collapse of the Soviet Union (the first was Underwater Berets in 1991). Over 120 puppets were used in the film. The funds came largely from FAF Entertainment.

It was released theatrically at a number of film festivals before being released on VHS by Extra Video.

Synopsis

A grandfather tells his grandson a bedtime story about the ancient Narts.

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