Movie

Heart of a Dog

★ 7.9/10 · 199 votes 1988 2h 16m Released

DramaComedyScience FictionTV Movie

In 1920s Moscow, shortly after the October Revolution, a stray dog named Sharik is taken in by Professor Preobrazhensky, a wealthy and respected surgeon. The professor performs a daring medical experiment on the dog that changes him into a human being. As the newly transformed Sharikov begins to navigate life in the professor’s apartment, his crude behavior and revolutionary ideas turn the household upside down.

Cast

Evgeniy Evstigneev Professor Filipp Preobrazh Boris Plotnikov Doctor Bormental Vladimir Tolokonnikov Sharikov Nina Ruslanova Darya Petrovna Olga Melikhova Zinochka Aleksei Mironov Fyodor