23 Apr 1978
Miracles in the Sieve
A bizarre cartoon based on English nursery rhymes.
The Scarecrow
Rosalia Zelma employs a traditional drawing to offer a story in which a scarecrow is attracted by a white hare. Sadly, the long-eared beauty’s affections hop elsewhere, in search of a suitor with deeper patchwork pockets filled with carrots.
Top Billed Cast
Екатерина Райкина 
Герман Качин
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