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''Bambi's Childhood'' () is a 1985 Soviet family film based on 1923 Austrian coming-of-age ''
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Bambi, a Life in the Woods ''Bambi, a Life in the Woods'' () is a 1923 Austrian coming-of-age novel written by Felix Salten, and originally published in Berlin by Ullstein Verlag. The novel traces the life of Bambi, a male roe deer, from his birth through childhood, t ...
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Felix Salten Felix Salten (; 6 September 1869 – 8 October 1945) was an Austrian author and Literary criticism, literary critic. His most famous work is ''Bambi, a Life in the Woods'', which was adapted into an animated feature film, ''Bambi'', by Walt Disne ...
directed by Natalya Bondarchuk.


Plot

The film tells about a deer named Bambi, who, from birth, learns to understand the mysterious forest world. Life seems beautiful to him, until suddenly his mother dies.


Cast

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Ivan Burlyaev Ivan () is a Slavic languages, Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek language, Greek name (English: John (given name), John) from Hebrew language, Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Sla ...
as Bambi (child) * Nikolai Burlyayev as Bambi (adolescent) * Natalya Bondarchuk as Agni, Bambi's mother * Maris Liepa as Bambi's father * Yekaterina Lychyova as Falina (child) (as Katya Lychyova) *
Galina Belyaeva Galina, Halyna, or Halina (; from Greek ''γαλήνη'' "Serenity") is an East Slavic feminine given name, also popular in Bulgaria and Slovenia during the period of Soviet influence. Galina is the standard transliteration from Russian. It is gen ...
as Falina (adolescent) * Maksim Shalnov as Gobo *
Lev Durov Lev Konstantinovich Durov (23 December 1931 – 20 August 2015) was a Soviet and Russian theatre and film actor who appeared in more than 200 films and numerous stage productions between 1955 and 2008. He was named a People's Artist of the USS ...
as Eagle Owl *
Aivars Leimanis Aivars Leimanis was a Latvian ballet dancer and is now the Artistic Director of Latvia’s National Ballet. His daughter is the ballet dancer, Elza Leimane. From 1968-1976, he trained at the Riga School of Choreography. From 1978-1980, he ta ...
as Karus *
Inna Makarova Inna Vladimirovna Makarova (; 28 July 1926 – 25 March 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actress. She grew up in Novosibirsk. In 1948 she graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow and began to work as an actress at the Nati ...
as NetlaДетство Бемби (1985) Full Cast & Crew
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* {{Bambi 1985 films 1980s Soviet films 1980s Russian-language films Soviet children's films Films based on works by Felix Salten Films set in forests Bambi Films about deer and moose Films based on Austrian novels