The Soldier and the Elephant
1978, Russian. Directed by Dmitri Kesayants.
Soldier Armenak is given an extraordinary task: to transport an elephant from Germany to the Yerevan Zoo.
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Dmitri KesayantsDirector
- Mher MkrtchyanArmenak
- Vladimir PitsekOld railwayman
- Vladislav RyndinGeneral
- Hovhannes VanyanYoung soldier (as Hovik Vanyan)
- Aleksey BakharChairman of kolkhoz
- Valentina DavtyanMatryonok
- Steponas KosmauskasOld German man
- Vadim GrachovLieutenant
- A. MorkovskisGerman guy
- Andrey DmitrievЕгорка
- Igor MedvedevCast
- G. KrishtalCast
Details
- Released
- 11 March 1978
- Original title
- Солдат и слон
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Eduard Akopov, Dmitri Kesayants
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How long is The Soldier and the Elephant?
The Soldier and the Elephant runs 79 minutes (1h 19m).
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Which OTT platform is The Soldier and the Elephant on?
The Soldier and the Elephant isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 March 1978. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Soldier and the Elephant?
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Who directed The Soldier and the Elephant?
The Soldier and the Elephant (1978) was directed by Dmitri Kesayants and stars Mher Mkrtchyan, Vladimir Pitsek, Vladislav Ryndin.