About

Known credits:
139
Birthday:
1917-05-01
Place of birth:
Tver, Russian Empire
Website:
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Fyodor Khitruk

Overview

Fyodor Savelyevich Khitruk (Russian: Фёдор Савельевич Хитрук; 1 May 1917 – 3 December 2012; Tver) was a Russian (and Soviet) animator and animation director.

Khitruk was born in Tver (Russian Empire), into a Jewish family. He came to Moscow to study graphic design at the OGIS College for Applied Arts. He graduated in 1936 and started to work with "Soyuzmultfilm" in 1938 as an animator. From 1962 onwards, he worked as a director. His first film "Story of One Crime" was an immense success. Today, this film is seen as the beginning of a renaissance of Soviet animation after a two-decade-long life in the shadows of Socialist realism. Diverging from the “naturalistic” Disney-like canons that were reigning in the 1950-60s in Soviet animated cartoons, he created his own style, which was laconic yet multi-level, non-trivial and vivid.

He is the director of outstanding animated short films including such classics as his social satire of bureaucrats, "Man in the Frame" (1966); the philosophic parable, "Island" (1973) about the loneliness of a man in modern society; the biographical film "A Young Man Named Engels – A Portrait in Letters" (1970), based on drawings and letters of young Engels; the parody "Film, Film, Film" (1968); and the anti-war film, "Lion and Bull" (1984).

In April 1993, Khitruk and three other leading animators (Yuri Norstein, Andrei Khrzhanovsky, and Eduard Nazarov) founded SHAR Studio, an animation school and studio in Russia. The Russian Cinema Committee is among the share-holders in the studio. In 2008, he released a two-volume book titled "Profession of Animation". He is the grandfather of violin virtuoso Anastasia Khitruk.

Khitruk lived in Moscow, where he died in 2012, aged 95.

Known for

Acting
2014 Searching for the Lost Pochta Actor Archive footage N/A
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2005 Miracle Factory. Animation Director Actor N/A
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2004 Magia Russica Actor N/A
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1997 Animated Soviet Propaganda Actor Self - Contributor 58
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1997 The Spirit of Genius - Fedor Khitruk and His Films Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2000 Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 3 Directing Director N/A
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2000 Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 2 Directing Director N/A
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2000 Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 1 Directing Director N/A
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1984 Lion and Bull Directing Director 58
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1982 Olympians Directing Director N/A
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1977 One Day Before Our Era Directing Director 59
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1976 Ikar and Sages Directing Director 58
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1974 I Give you a Star Directing Director 59
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1973 Island Directing Director 58
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1973 Balance of Fear Directing Director 58
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1972 Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day Directing Director 61
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1971 Winnie-the-Pooh Goes Visiting Directing Director 61
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1970 A Young Man Named Engels – A Portrait in Letters Directing Director N/A
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1969 Winnie-the-Pooh Directing Director 62
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1968 Film, Film, Film Directing Director 60
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1967 Othello-67 Directing Director 58
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1966 Man in the Frame Directing Director 58
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1965 Boniface's Holiday Directing Director 59
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1964 Little Stomper Directing Director 59
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1963 Story of One Crime Directing Director 58
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Writing
2011 Riding on a Broomstick Writing Screenplay N/A
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2000 Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 2 Writing Screenplay N/A
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2000 Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 1 Writing Screenplay N/A
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1986 Three Novels Writing Writer N/A
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1984 Lion and Bull Writing Writer 58
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1982 Olympians Writing Screenplay N/A
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1977 One Day Before Our Era Writing Screenplay 59
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1977 One Day Before Our Era Writing Writer 59
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1976 Ikar and Sages Writing Screenplay 58
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1974 I Give you a Star Writing Writer 59
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1973 Island Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1973 Balance of Fear Writing Writer 58
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1972 Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day Writing Writer 61
Fair
1971 Winnie-the-Pooh Goes Visiting Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1970 A Young Man Named Engels – A Portrait in Letters Writing Writer N/A
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1969 Winnie-the-Pooh Writing Writer 62
Fair
1968 Film, Film, Film Writing Writer 60
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1967 Othello-67 Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1966 Man in the Frame Writing Writer 58
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1965 The Tale of the Tsarevich and the Three Healers Writing Screenplay N/A
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1965 Boniface's Holiday Writing Writer 59
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1964 Little Stomper Writing Writer 59
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Art
1995 Attraction Art Art Direction N/A
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1989 The Cow Art Art Direction 59
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1986 Lafertovskaya Makovnitsa Art Creative Director N/A
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1985 Kuth and Mice Art Art Direction N/A
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1985 Wolfy Art Art Direction N/A
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1984 The Cat in the Cap Art Art Direction N/A
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1973 Balance of Fear Art Art Direction 58
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Visual Effects
2005 About Me Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
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2002 About the Girl Who Found Her Bear Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
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2002 Neighbours Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
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1981 O Sport, You Are Peace! Visual Effects Animation Director 58
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1975 Escape of Mr. McKinley Visual Effects Animation Director 58
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1973 Island Visual Effects Animation 58
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1972 The Love of Mankind Visual Effects Animation Director 58
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1972 The Love of Mankind Visual Effects Animation 58
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1968 Zigzag of Success Visual Effects Animation Director 59
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1963 Granny's Goat Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1961 Family Chronicle Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1961 Big Troubles Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1961 The Key Visual Effects Animation 58
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1960 A Sober Sparrow Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1960 It Was I Who Drew the Little Man Visual Effects Animation 58
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1960 Different Wheels Visual Effects Animation 59
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1960 Murzilka on the Satellite Visual Effects Animation 59
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1959 The Adventures of Buratino Visual Effects Animation 59
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1959 Soon There Will Be Rain Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
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1959 At Exactly Three Fifteen ... Visual Effects Animation 59
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1958 The Boy from Napoli Visual Effects Animation 58
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1958 The Tale of Chapayev Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1958 The Secret of the Far Away Island Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1958 The Cat's House Visual Effects Animation 59
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1958 Petia and Little Red Riding Hood Visual Effects Animation 59
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1958 The Cat's House Visual Effects Animation 59
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1957 The Snow Queen Visual Effects Animation 60
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1957 Once Upon a Time Visual Effects Animation 59
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1957 Familiar Pictures Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1957 Again, Deuce Visual Effects Animation 58
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1956 Old Friends Visual Effects Animation 58
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1956 Adventures of Murzilka Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1956 Girl in the Jungle Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1956 The Twelve Months Visual Effects Animation 59
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1955 The Enchanted Boy Visual Effects Animation 59
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1955 An Unusual Match Visual Effects Animation 59
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1955 What Kind of Bird Is This? Visual Effects Animation 59
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1955 A Pipe and a Bear Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1955 Stepan the Sailor Visual Effects Animation 58
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1955 Dog and Cat Visual Effects Animation 58
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1955 A Hazel Tree Twig Visual Effects Animation 58
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1955 The Snow Postman Visual Effects Animation 59
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1955 A Brave Hare Visual Effects Animation 59
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1954 The Frog Princess Visual Effects Animation 59
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1954 An Arrow Flies Into a Fairy Tale Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1954 A Dangerous Prank Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1954 The Orange Neck Visual Effects Animation 58
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1954 On the Forest Stage Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1954 A Goat-Musician Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1953 A Naughty Kitten Visual Effects Animation 58
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1953 Magic Store Visual Effects Animation 59
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1953 Flight to the Moon Visual Effects Animation 58
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1953 Brave Pak Visual Effects Animation 58
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1953 The Crow and the Fox, the Cuckoo and the Rooster Visual Effects Animation 58
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1952 The Scarlet Flower Visual Effects Animation 59
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1952 Sarmiko Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1952 Validoob - Fell Oak Visual Effects Animation 58
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1952 Kashtanka Visual Effects Animation 59
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1951 The High Hill Visual Effects Animation 59
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1951 Friends-Comrades Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1951 The Night Before Christmas Visual Effects Animation 58
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1951 The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights Visual Effects Animation 59
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1951 Forest Travellers Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1950 Fox the Builder Visual Effects Animation 58
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1950 When Christmas Trees Light Up Visual Effects Animation 59
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1950 The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish Visual Effects Animation 59
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1950 The Robust Visual Effects Animation 59
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1950 The Magic Treasure Visual Effects Animation 59
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1949 Geese-Swans Visual Effects Animation 59
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1949 The Miraculous Bell Visual Effects Animation 58
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1949 Ambulance Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1949 The Lion and the Hare Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1949 A Cuckoo and a Blackbird Visual Effects Animation 59
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1948 The Hunting Rifle Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1948 The Hunting Rifle Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1948 The Flower with Seven Colours Visual Effects Animation 59
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1948 Little Gray Neck Visual Effects Animation 59
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1948 The Magic Carpet Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1940 Favourite Characters Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1940 Bear Cub Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1939 The Friends from Taiga Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1939 Uncle Stepa Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1938 Tale of the Good Umar Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1938 Fyodor the Hunter Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1938 Ivashko and Baba-Yaga Visual Effects Animation 60
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