Left-Hander

Left-Hander

1964 · 43 min · ★ 6.2 · Animation, Family

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.

Directed by Ivan Ivanov-Vano · Written by Ivan Ivanov-Vano

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Dmitriy Zhuravlyov Narrator (voice)

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