01 Jan 1935
Galathea
Pioneer of silhouette animation, Lotte Reiniger, uses this technique in a retelling of the Greek legend in which the sculptor, Pygmalion, brings a statue to life.
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Анатолий Папанов Procrustes (Damastes) (voice)
Александр Граве 
Наталья Кустинская 
Lev Frichinsky Sofya Zajkova 
Алексей Консовский Theseus (voice)
Яков Беленький
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