''Little Longnose'' (russian: Ка́рлик Нос, ''Karlik Nos'') is a Russian traditionally animated

feature film A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall ...

directed by Ilya Maximov. It was co-produced by

Melnitsa Animation Studio Melnitsa Animation Studio (russian: Студия анимационного кино «Мельница», "melnitsa" meaning "windmill") is one of the largest animation studios in Russia. Deutsche Welle called the studio the Walt Disney of Saint ...

and CTB, and is the first feature-length animated film by either company. The film is a combined adaptation of the fairy tales "

Dwarf Nose ''Dwarf Nose'' is a fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff, which was published in a collection of fairytales in 1826. The story has been adopted by Andrew Lang in the Violet Fairy Book. Summary The tale is about Jacob, the son of a cobbler, who lives in ...

" and " Little Muck" by

Wilhelm Hauff Wilhelm Hauff (29 November 180218 November 1827) was a Württembergian poet and novelist. Early life Hauff was born in Stuttgart, the son of August Friedrich Hauff, a secretary in the Württemberg ministry of foreign affairs, and Hedwig Wilhelmi ...

. It opened in Russia on March 20, 2003, and had 375,000 admissions during its theatrical run. A computer game based on the film was produced by Melnitsa, K-D Labs, and 1C.

Plot

A witch seeks out a kind-hearted child in order to awaken a great stone beast named Dagal. She tracks down Jacob, the son of the

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Heinz and the grocer Hanna, and invites him into her castle. When Jacob refuses to aid the witch in her plan, the witch transforms him into an ugly hunchbacked dwarf with a long nose. The witch is convinced that Jacob will be unable to withstand the social rejection and return to her. Jacob finds that seven years have passed during his time in the castle; Heinz died of grief in Jacob's absence, and Hanna is unable to recognize Jacob upon his return. At the same time, the King's daughter Princess Greta is turned into a goose by the witch after she discovers her in her father's library stealing a spell which will help her rule the kingdom. Jacob and Greta meet and plan to overthrow the witch and get back to their families and true forms.

Cast

Albert Asadullin Albert Nurullovich Asadullin ( tt-Cyrl, Альберт Нурулла улы Әсәдуллин, russian: link=no, Альберт Нуруллович Асадуллин; born September 1, 1948, Kazan) is a Soviet and Russian TatarIvan Krasko Ivan Krasko (real name Ján Botto, pseudonyms ''Bohdana J. Potokinová'', ''Ivan Krasko'', ''Janko Cigáň'', 12 July 1876 in Lukovištia (''Lukovistye'') – 3 March 1958 in Bratislava) was a Slovak poet, translator and representative of mode ...

as the King

External links

Official site at Melnitsa
* 2000s children's animated films 2003 films Films based on fairy tales Films based on works by Wilhelm Hauff Melnitsa Animation Studio animated films Russian animated films Russian children's fantasy films {{2000s-animation-film-stub

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