''Car, Violin and Blot the Dog'' () is a 1974 Soviet family film directed by

Rolan Bykov Rolan Antonovich Bykov (October 12, 1929October 6, 1998) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, director, screenwriter and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1990). Early life Rolan Bykov was born to Anton Mikhailovich Bykov and Ol ...

Plot

In a seaside town, within a large courtyard surrounded by old, rundown two-story buildings, the characters of this film live their intertwined lives. Two school friends are in love with Anna, the most beautiful girl in the courtyard. One of them, Oleg, is a jack-of-all-trades driver who spends his time working on cars and other mechanical things. The other, David, is a musician learning to play the violin. Anna's older sister is finishing school but struggles with her studies, receiving help from both a classmate and a tutor. Anna also has a little brother, Kuzya, a creative spirit. With toothpaste, he transforms a familiar black dog into what he calls a "zerba" (his version of a zebra). Kuzya has a dream — to have lots and lots of cats. He believes cats can easily be turned into monkeys, monkeys into bears, and from bears, he could create as many friends as he wants! Anna tries to get cats for him, all while sorting out her own feelings. Kuzya's imaginative world is brought to life by a musical ensemble that also takes on the roles of various other characters, guiding and supporting the young heroes in their journey.

Cast

Oleg Anofriev Oleg Andreyevich Anofriyev (sometimes spelled Anofriev, ; 20 July 193028 March 2018), PAR, was a Soviet and Russian theatreРусский драматический театр: Энциклопедия / Под общ. ред. М. И. Андрее� ...

as Electric guitar / Accordion *

as Conductor / driver Leonid Lomakin / old deaf-mute lady Marya Fyodorovna * Georgiy Vitsin as Banjo / Guitar *

Zinoviy Gerdt Zalman Afroimovich Khrapinovich (21 September 191618 November 1996), known by the pseudonym Zinovy Yefimovich Gerdt, was a Soviet and Russian actor. He was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR in 1990. Biography Early life and education Ger ...

as Drums / David's grandfather / David's father * Nikolay Grinko as Contrabass / Oleg's father *

Mikhail Kozakov Mikhail Mikhailovich Kozakov (; 14 October 1934, Leningrad – 22 April 2011, Ramat Gan) was a Soviet, Russian and Israeli film and theatre director and actor. Biography Early life Mikhail Kozakov was born on 14 October 1934 in Leningrad, the y ...

as Violin / Bass guitar / Tall cook * Aleksei Smirnov as Helicon / Plump cook / house manager Ferdyshenko *

Spartak Mishulin Spartak Vasilyevich Mishulin (; 22 October 1926 – 17 July 2005) was a Soviet actor and People's Artist of the RSFSR. He was best known for his roles as Sayid in '' White Sun of the Desert'' (1969) and the title character in the Soviet stage ada ...

as Musician without instrument / Taxi driver * Aleksandr Chernyavsky as Kuzya * Natalya TenishchyovaАвтомобиль, скрипка и собака Клякса (1975) Full Cast & Crew
/ref> as Anya Khoroshaeva

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* 1974 films 1974 children's films 1974 musical films 1970s Soviet films 1970s Russian-language films Soviet children's films Soviet musical films Russian-language musical films Mosfilm films Films directed by Rolan Bykov {{child-film-stub