Yefrem Pruzhanskyi

Directing

Yefrem Pruzhanskyi

Born May 6, 1930 · Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]

Died November 21, 1995 · aged 65

Yefrem Avramovych Pruzhanskyi was a Soviet and Ukrainian animation director, screenwriter, animator. He was a member of the Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine.

Known For

Magic GlassesMagic Glasses · 1970
Magic Glasses
4.01970
MovieAnimation
A Grandpa Owl lived in a forest. He had his favorite tree to which birds flew and animals came running when they needed help in solving life's problems and challenges. The Grandpa Owl helped everyone without exception, sharing his wisdom. And one day his grandson, a little owl, decided that the grandfather’s glasses were magic and took them away...
Three from PankivkaThree from Pankivka · 1989
Three from Pankivka
1989
MovieAnimation
The animation tells the story about three dull, but funny brothers from the Pankivka village. They make a mess of all things. If there’s nothing to do, they can easily come up with something that will make them look stupid. They will cut a cock’s feathers instead of brother’s hair, and will make a fish broth in the lake, will choose the longest way of two paths, and will “help” their neighbors with all their hearts.
How the Cossacks Helped MusketeersHow the Cossacks Helped Musketeers · 1979
How the Cossacks Helped Musketeers
7.31979
MovieAdventureAnimation
Cossacks help the French musketeers to deliver the portrait of daughter of the Turkish sultan to the Dutch prince, that could marry her. Insidious cardinal Richelieu wants to blow off the plans of queen and equips pursuit.
Play, My PipePlay, My Pipe · 1973
Play, My Pipe
1973
MovieAnimation
A story about a kind and gentle little hippo who tried to find a talent that would be both useful and appreciated by those around him. He did his best to learn a helpful trade, but nothing seemed to work out. Then, one day, he realized that his true calling was to bring joy to people and animals, to make them laugh and entertain them with something that might seem small and insignificant at first glance.
How the Cossacks Celebrated a WeddingHow the Cossacks Celebrated a Wedding · 1984
How the Cossacks Celebrated a Wedding
7.51984
MovieAnimationComedy
Tur regrets being single until he meets a charming maiden to whom he promises a new pair of boots. He gets trapped at a witch’s sabbath hosted by the devil, who promises him a pair of boots in exchange for his soul.
Autumn FishingAutumn Fishing · 1968
Autumn Fishing
6.01968
MovieAnimation
In anticipation of cold weather, two bear cubs go fishing, which may be the last before the winter. The kids are watching the crumbling leaves, birds flying away and drifting clouds. They begin to think about how one can catch a cloud. Now they do not realize what an unusual catch in the form of a crescent and stars is in store for them. Or maybe they will have enough bait even for the sun?
Water Supply To The GardenWater Supply To The Garden · 1964
Water Supply To The Garden
1964
MovieAnimation
Nature can be generous for rains and at warm times it covers the ground with dew, feeding plants and small insects. But sometimes it is time of drought. At such times you can sit and wait for the mercy of nature, or you can, as is done in this cartoon by insects and a frog, build a system capable of saving all living things around.
HourglassHourglass · 1987
Hourglass
1987
MovieAnimation
A new counselor appears in the pioneer camp, whom the guys called the Beard. Boy Petya notices that Beard has a rather strange behavior. The boy decides to figure out what is happening together with his girlfriend Tanya.

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