The Stolen Sun
The sun is shining in the sky. Flowers are revealed, birds sing, animals take care of others. Only an evil crocodile who could not catch anyone, attacks the sun and swallows it. It is darkness. The animals in a panic run to the bear and ask to return the sun to the sky. The bear, who in the dark could not find the cubs, goes to war with the crocodile. The bear engages in battle, wins the crocodile and forces him to free the sun. Happy beasts rejoice in the sun and praise the bear.
From the archive
A 1944 film by Soyuzmultfilm; made in the Soviet Union in the darkest days of World War 2. See its page at animator.ru for more info (though they got the year of release and some of the crew wrong, unfortunately): http://animator.ru/db/?p=show_film&fid=2941 This film is in the public domain in Russia. And here is my proof: http://www.rosculture.ru/movies_list/listing/show/?id=11581 (that's the film on the Federal Agency of Culture and Cinematography list of Russian films in the public domain) The English subtitles were created by myself (be sure to download the .srt file!). Here's the direct link: http://ia350627.us.archive.org/3/items/Russian_animation_The_Stolen_Sun./kradenoe_solntse_1943.srt The translation can only be described as adequate though; after all, the original text is classic children's poetry.
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- Ivan Ivanov-Vano
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