Heart of a Dog (1976): Cast
Heart of a Dog is a 1976 sci-fi comedy directed by Alberto Lattuada, starring Max von Sydow as Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski, Mario Adorf and Vadim Glowna. It runs 1 hour 53 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 53m (113 min)
- Director
- Alberto Lattuada
- Original language
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Italian - Studio
- Corona Filmproduktion
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Heart of a Dog About?
The premise of Heart of a Dog without spoilers.
Professor Preobrazhensky undertakes a bold experiment, transplanting human organs into a stray dog in an attempt to create a human‑like being. The procedure produces a crude half‑human, half‑dog creature whose unpredictable behavior forces the scientist to realize that the animal is better left unchanged.
Heart of a Dog Themes & Keywords
· 26 tags- human becomes a mouse
- reference to vladimir lenin
- satire
- dog becoems a man
- man becomes a dog
- bureaucracy
- reference to the russian revolution
- farce
- caricature
- surgeon
- italian actor playing foreigner
- animal in title
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- satire comedy
- 1920s
- year 1924
- dog
- medical experiment
- surgery
- soviet union
- reference to joseph stalin
- stray dog
- doctor
- proletariat
- bourgeoisie
- based on novel
- politics
Heart of a Dog Cast & Characters
Max von Sydow leads the cast as Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski, with Mario Adorf as Bormenthàl and Vadim Glowna as Schwonder. Directed by Alberto Lattuada; 24 actors are credited in all.
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Director Alberto Lattuada
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Max von Sydow as Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski -
Mario Adorf as Bormenthàl - Vadim Glowna as Schwonder
- Attilio Dottesio
Also Starring in Heart of a Dog
· 20 more- Enzo Robutti Il commissario
- Augusta Di Vincenzi Circus spectator (uncredited)
- Gina Rovere Dar'ja
- Pietro Tordi
- Eleonora Giorgi Zina
- Adolfo Lastretti giudice
- Ilona Staller Natasa
- Cochi Ponzoni Poligràph Poligràphovic
- Alessandro Tedeschi
- Amerigo Tot Il portiere
- Franco Mazzieri
- Rena Niehaus Zoja
- Giuliano Petrelli Sarovkjam
- Howard Nelson Rubien
- Violetta Chiarini Vjazemskaja
- Gennaro Ombra
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More from Alberto Lattuada
More films directed by Alberto Lattuada, best-rated first: Variety Lights, Mafioso [re-release], Portrait of a Nude Woman and The Cricket.
![Mafioso [re-release] (2007) movie poster](https://whats-after-the-movie-ti152.sevalla.storage/movies/mafioso.jpg)
Heart of a Dog Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “Dog's Heart” and “Собачье сердце”.
- Also known as
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- Dog's Heart
- Собачье сердце
- Corazón de perro
- 狗心
- Cœur de chien
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Heart of a Dog FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Heart of a Dog, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Heart of a Dog?
Heart of a Dog runs 1 hour 53 minutes (113 minutes).
When was Heart of a Dog released?
Heart of a Dog was released on January 23, 1976.
Who directed Heart of a Dog?
Heart of a Dog was directed by Alberto Lattuada.
More films by Alberto Lattuada Who is in the cast of Heart of a Dog?
Heart of a Dog stars Max von Sydow as Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski, Mario Adorf as Bormenthàl and Vadim Glowna as Schwonder, among 24 credited actors.
Does Heart of a Dog have a post-credit scene?
No. Heart of a Dog has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Heart of a Dog in?
The original language of Heart of a Dog is Italian.
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