''Wings, legs and tails'' (russian: Крылья, ноги и хвосты;
translit. ''Krilya, nogi i khvosti'') is a 1986
Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
animation film by
Alexander Tatarsky
Alexander Mikhailovich Tatarsky (russian: Александр Михайлович Татарский; December 11, 1950 – July 22, 2007) was a Soviet and Russian animation director, screenwriter, animator, producer, artist, co-founder and a ...
and
Igor Kovalyov
Igor Adolfovich Kovalyov (russian: Игорь Адольфович Ковалёв; born 17 January 1954) is a Ukrainian-born Russian animator, director and educator, co-founder of Pilot — the first private animation studio in the Soviet Union. Fr ...
(
Studio Ekran
Studio Ekran (russian: Творческое объединение «Экран», or simply, “творческое «ЭКРАН» объединение, Artistical Joint "Ekran") was a Russian (Soviet Union's until 1991) TV film studio. It was ...
). The film is about a
vulture
A vulture is a bird of prey that scavenges on carrion. There are 23 extant species of vulture (including Condors). Old World vultures include 16 living species native to Europe, Africa, and Asia; New World vultures are restricted to North and ...
who attempts to teach an ostrich to fly. The film is a fable for kids telling that everybody has his limitations and abilities.
External links
Wings, legs and tailsat
Animator.ru
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Soviet animated films
Films directed by Igor Kovalyov
1980s Soviet films
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