The Eagle and the Mole

The Eagle and the Mole

1944 · 6 min · Animation

The eagle family flew in to look for a place for their nest. The eagle-eyed looked for a tall, sprawling oak for the future of her offspring. But then a mole intervened and tried to discourage the building of a nest in the crowns of this tree - the roots of the oak were rotten long ago and it could soon fall.

Directed by Panteleymon Sazonov · Written by Lamis Bredis

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