Heart of a Dog

2h 16m

Drama Comedy Science Fiction

7.8

"Heart of a Dog" is a Soviet film adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s iconic novella. Set in 1920s Moscow, it tells the satirical and darkly humorous story of a stray dog named Sharik, who is transformed into a human by Professor Preobrazhensky through a daring medical experiment. The resulting man, Poligraf Poligrafovich Sharikov, embodies the social and ideological tensions of early Soviet society. With its sharp critique of class struggle, human nature, and the perils of radical change, the film is celebrated for its faithful adaptation, brilliant performances, and rich allegorical depth.

Cast

Evgeniy Evstigneev

Professor Filipp Preobrazhenskyy

Boris Plotnikov

Doctor Bormental

Vladimir Tolokonnikov

Aleksei Mironov

Anzhelika Nevolina

Natalya Fomenko

Evgeniy Kuznetsov

Valentina Kovel

Sergei Filippov

Nikolai Nikolayevich Persikov

Anatoly Slivnikov

Yuriy Kuznetsov

Evgeniy Ilovayskiy

A. Martinkainen

Nora Gryakalova

Aleksandr Pashkevich

Sergey Bekhterev

Aleksandr Belinsky

Aleksandr Strunin

Spiritual Seance Participant