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from 1976 and is a

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co-production. The storyline is loosely based on the famous plot about the goat and her kids, published as "

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and known to Romanian audience as

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. In 1977, the movie won the Silver Cup at the

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as Rada, the goat,

Mikhail Boyarsky Mikhail Sergeyevich Boyarsky (russian: Михаи́л Серге́евич Боя́рский; born 26 December 1949 in Leningrad) is a Soviet and Russian actor and singer. He is best known for playing swashbucklers in historical adventure films; ...

as Titi Suru, the Wolf,

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as the bear,

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as the wolf's nephew,

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as the donkey, and

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as the parrot.

Plot

Cast

: Rada, the goat *

: Titi Suru, the wolf *

: Petrika, the donkey *

: the parrot *

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: the swallow *

: the bear *

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: the young wolf *

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: Rassul the lynx *

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: the she-rabbit *

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: the rabbit *

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: the sheep * Evgeniy Gerchakov: the ram *

Natalya Krachkovskaya Natalia Leonidovna Krachkovskaya (russian: Ната́лья Леони́довна Крачковская, née Belogortseva; 24 November 1938 – 3 March 2016) was a Soviet and Russian actress, Meritorious Artist (1998). Belogortseva was born in ...

: the she-bear * Marina Polyak: the squirrel

List of songs

# ''Dream (introduction)'' (Мечта (вступление)) # ''Our beautiful village'' (Хороша деревня наша) # ''Swing (song of the beast)'' (Качели (песня зверят)) # ''Dance of the goat and kids'' (Танец Козы и козлят) # ''Oh, the Goat will cry!'' (Ох, наплачется Коза!) # ''The Wolves are bad guys'' (Волки-бяки) # ''They will be afraid of us'' (Будут бояться нас) # ''Dance of the wolf's pack'' (Танец волчьей стаи) # ''Goats' Lullaby'' (Колыбельная Козы) # ''The parrot isn't a fool (song of the parrot))'' (Попка - не дурак! (Песня Попугая)) # ''Ding-dong, I'm your mother'' (Динь-дон, я ваша мама) # ''The disobedient Matei'' (Непослушный Митяй) # ''The fair'' (Ярмарка) # ''Don't be afraid of the distance (song of the swallow))'' (Не страшат нас расстоянья (Песня Ласточки)) # ''The meeting of Matei and the wolf's pack'' (Встреча Митяя и волчьей стаи) # ''Song of the bear'' (Песня Медведя) # ''Duet of the goat and the wolf at the fair'' (Дуэт Козы и Волка на ярмарке) # ''The parrot is a superstar'' (Попка - суперстар) # ''Dance of the donkey and the lamb'' (Танец Ослёнка и Овечки) # ''The pursuit of Matei by the wolf's pack'' (Погоня волчьей стаи за Митяем) # ''The kids today'' (Пошла молодёжь) # ''The goat and the wolf. Song of the wolf)'' (Коза у Волка. Песня Волка) # ''Feud and malice'' (Вражда и злоба) # ''Mummy'' (Мама) # ''Winter'' (Зима) # ''Song of the three/Song of the wolf's pack'' (Песня троих/Песня волчьей шайки) # ''Potpourri on the ice'' (Попурри на льду) # ''Tango of the wolf and the goat'' (Танго Волка и Козы) # ''Song about mother (final)'' (Песня о маме (финал))

References

External links

* Films directed by Elisabeta Bostan 1970s Romanian-language films 1976 films 1970s musical films Soviet musical films Russian musical films Romanian children's films Soviet multilingual films 1970s Russian-language films English-language French films French multilingual films Romanian multilingual films 1976 multilingual films 1970s French films {{1970s-France-film-stub