

MOVIE
Heart of a Dog
In 1920s Moscow, shortly after the October Revolution, a stray dog named Sharik is taken in by Professor Preobrazhensky, a wealthy and respected surgeon. The professor performs a daring medical experiment on the dog that changes him into a human being. As the newly transformed Sharikov begins to navigate life in the professor’s apartment, his crude behavior and revolutionary ideas turn the household upside down.
ERA & CONTEXT
Heart of a Dog in its release era
Released in 1988, Heart of a Dog sits inside the 1980s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1988-11-11
- TMDB score
- 7.9/10
- Original language
- RU
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Soviet Union
- Studio
- Lenfilm
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