The Lost Letter (1945)

Name: The Lost Letter
Director: Valentina Brumberg
Released: 1945-12-31
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Mikhail Yanshin, Boris Livanov, Sergei Martinson, Leonid Pirogov, Vasiliy Kachalov

AnimationFantasyComedyFamily

43 min

Plot Summary

The first Soviet cel-animated feature film, based on the story with the same name by Nikolai Gogol. A messenger is tasked with delivering a letter to the Tsarina, which he tucks into his hat for safekeeping on the road. While resting at night, a band of demons steals the hat, and he must travel to Hell to retrieve it.