How the Cossacks Met Aliens

How the Cossacks Met AliensCast and Crew

Movie

Crew

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Ilya Skorupsky
Animation
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Volodymyr Guba
Original Music Composer
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Alexander Kostinsky
Writer
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Mikhail Titov
Animation
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Volodymyr Dakhno
Director
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Volodymyr Dakhno
Writer
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Anatoliy Gavrilov
Director of Photography
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Ivan Mazepa
Head of Production
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Konstantin Chikin
Animation
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Svitlana Kutsenko
Script Editor
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Oleh Pedan
Editor
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Vladimir Vaskovtsev
Writer
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Serhii Hizila
Animation
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Liudmyla Tkachykova
Animation
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A. Lavrov
Animation
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Viktor Gruzdev
Sound Director
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Ivan Budz
Art Direction
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Nina Churylova
Animation
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N. Bondar
Animation
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E. Peretyatko
Animation
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Andrii Karbovnychyi
Animation
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N. Ustenko
Animation

‘The Cossacs (animation series)’

This series recounts the adventures of three Ukrainian Cossacks who travel around the world and meet people from different countries and epochs, as well as gods and even extra-terrestrials. Created by Volodymyr Dakhno and produced by Kyiv Science Films (today known as Ukranimafilm), the original series premiered in 1967 and ran for nearly 30 years. The three main characters are immediately recognisable: Hrai, the chieftain, is the straight leading man who comes up with all the clever plans. Diminutive Oko can be identified by his trailing moustache, comedic feistiness, and impulsivity. Tur is a brawny strong man with a sensitive and intuitive side. Viewers are won over by the show’s joyful, whimsical mood, and the characters’ innocence and sincerity. As in many vintage cartoons, there is no dialogue; instead, the visuals are accompanied by spirited music and sound effects.