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The Soldier and the Elephant

1978·79 min

The Soldier and the Elephant

Directed by Dmitri Kesayants

WarDramaComedy

Soldier Armenak is given an extraordinary task: to transport an elephant from Germany to the Yerevan Zoo.

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Armenak

Vladimir Pitsek

Old railwayman

Vladislav Ryndin

General

Young soldier (as Hovik Vanyan)

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Writer

Dmitri Kesayants

Writer

Yuri Arutyunyan

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

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Valentina Davtyan

Matryonok

Steponas Kosmauskas

Old German man

Lieutenant

German guy

Andrey Dmitriev

Егорка

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The Soldier and the Elephant (1978) is about soldier Armenak is given an extraordinary task: to transport an elephant from Germany to the Yerevan Zoo.

Who directed The Soldier and the Elephant?

Dmitri Kesayants directed The Soldier and the Elephant (1978).

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