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A Tale of Lost Time
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A Tale of Lost Time

1978-01-01 · 19 min · ★ 5.7

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Family · Animation

Three evil wizards from a gloomy enchanted forest littered with broken toys and school supplies enter the city through a secret door in the fence to find three lazy children who "waste time." Having found such lazy people - a schoolboy and a schoolgirl, sorcerers deceive them by deceiving them of the time that they thoughtlessly lost by skipping school. As a result, old people turn into big children, and children into little grandparents.

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Directors
Kirill Malyantovich
Production companies
Ekran
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Vyacheslav NevinnyyVyacheslav Nevinnyyзлой волшебник Михаил Михайлович
Galina IvanovaGalina Ivanova
Tamara DmitrievaTamara Dmitrieva
Zinaida NaryshkinaZinaida Naryshkina
Rogvold SukhoverkoRogvold Sukhoverko
Sergei TseitsSergei Tseits
Svetlana KharlapSvetlana Kharlap

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