The Golden Key
1939, Russian. Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko.
A film combining live action and stop-motion animation about the adventures of the wooden boy Pinocchio and his friends - Pierrot, Malvina and Artemon the Poodle, about the mysterious golden key that opens the cherished door, about the good Papa Carlo and the evil Karabas-Barabas, Duremar, Basilio the Cat and Alice the Fox.
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Aleksandr PtushkoDirector
- Sergei MartinsonDuremar
- Olga Shaganova-ObraztsovaBuratino
- Aleksandr ShchaginKarabas-Barabas
- Georgiy UvarovPapa Carlo
- Mikhail DagmarovGiuseppe
- Raisa KhairovaPierrot
- Tamara AdelheimMalvina
- Nikolai MichurinSandro
- Valentina PokorskayaAlice
- Kirill NikiforovBasilio
- Nikolai BogolyubovAir ship captain
- S. ZonnenburgCast
Details
- Released
- 20 December 1939
- Original title
- Золотой ключик
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Aleksei Tolstoy, Lyudmila Tolstaya, Nikolai Leshchenko
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What The Golden Key is based on
The Golden Key is based on The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino (1936) by Aleksey Tolstoy.
1936
The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino
By Aleksey Tolstoy
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The Golden Key runs 72 minutes (1h 12m).
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Which OTT platform is The Golden Key on?
The Golden Key isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 December 1939. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Golden Key?
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Who directed The Golden Key?
The Golden Key (1939) was directed by Aleksandr Ptushko and stars Sergei Martinson, Olga Shaganova-Obraztsova, Aleksandr Shchagin.
What is The Golden Key based on?
The Golden Key is based on The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino (1936) by Aleksey Tolstoy.