The Black Hen, or Living Underground
1981, Russian. Directed by Viktor Gres.
At a St. Petersburg boarding school, a new life began for the ten-year-old Alyosha, who was accustomed parental attention. Missing his home, Alyosha created an imaginary magic world of underground dwellers, with a king and his subjects who very much resembled the people surrounding the boy. Alyosha experienced many interesting adventures in this mysterious fairy tale...
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Viktor GresDirector
- Vitali SidletskyAlyosha Lanskoy
- Larisa KadochnikovaMama
- Aristarkh LivanovPapa
- Albert FilozovIvan Karlovich
- Vladimir KashpurKobylkin
- Valentin GaftDeforge
- Evgeniy EvstigneevFather
- Mykola SektymenkoYegor
- Anton ArtyomenkoCast
- Lyudmyla SosyuraDarya Petrovna
- Aleksei CherstvovMefodiy
- Violetta ZhukhimovichTrina
Details
- Released
- 26 August 1981
- Original title
- Черная курица, или Подземные жители
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Timur Zulfikarov
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The Black Hen, or Living Underground runs 73 minutes (1h 13m).
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Which OTT platform is The Black Hen, or Living Underground on?
The Black Hen, or Living Underground isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 August 1981. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Black Hen, or Living Underground?
If you liked The Black Hen, or Living Underground, try The Good Witch's Destiny, The Good Witch's Gift, FairyTale: A True Story.
Who directed The Black Hen, or Living Underground?
The Black Hen, or Living Underground (1981) was directed by Viktor Gres and stars Vitali Sidletsky, Larisa Kadochnikova, Aristarkh Livanov.