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The African Tale
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The African Tale

1963-12-12 · 15 min · ★ 9.0

Animation · Drama

A USSR animated short adapted from one of Jomo Kenyatta's fables.

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Directors
Leonid Aristov, Igor Nikolaev
Production companies
Soyuzmultfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

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Aleksey KonsovskiyAleksey KonsovskiyNarrator (voice)
Sergei TseitsSergei TseitsNarrator (voice)

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