

Either a Bird or an Animal
1984-02-15 · 9 min · Not rated
About a bat that could not decide whether it was a bird or an animal, and remained alone. Based on a Mongolian tale.
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- Directors
- Vladimir Pekar
- Production companies
- Soyuzmultfilm
- Countries
- Soviet Union
- Status
- Released
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