Olga Khodatayeva

Directing

Olga Khodatayeva

Born — Died

1894-02-26 — 1968-04-10

Place of birth

Moscow, Russian Empire

Known for

Directing

Credits

31 titles

Olga Khodatayeva was a Russian director of short animated films whose career spans several decades.

Known for

Behind the camera

New Year's Eve poster
6.0

There are few days before the New Year. Father Frost goes for the Christmas tree in the forest. There he meets Wood Goblin, with whom they have a controversy about what is better: a carpet-plane or a real plane. As a result, Wood Goblin, of course, loses, because he is behind the times and for this he personally delivers the most beautiful Christmas tree with golden cones to the children.

New Year's Eve

1948

New Year's Eve poster
6.0

There are few days before the New Year. Father Frost goes for the Christmas tree in the forest. There he meets Wood Goblin, with whom they have a controversy about what is better: a carpet-plane or a real plane. As a result, Wood Goblin, of course, loses, because he is behind the times and for this he personally delivers the most beautiful Christmas tree with golden cones to the children.

New Year's Eve

1948

The Tale of the Old Oak Tree poster
8.0

Not long ago, a boy Makarka lived in this area. One day after his grandmother left for the city, Makarka cleared up and began to break trees, shoot nests with chicks, cut his own name on the trunk of a tree. An old oak tree made a remark to him: is it possible? On this insolent Makarka boldly said that nothing terrible. Then the angry trees and birds decided to teach the unfit boy a lesson, and something like that started, from which the bully reluctantly had to think and ask for forgiveness.

The Tale of the Old Oak Tree

1948

Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka poster
6.5

Soviet cartoon film, filmed in 1953 by the director-animator Olga Khodataeva based on the Russian folk tale.

Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka

1953

The Fire Is Burning In the Raw-Hide Tent poster
5.8

Based on the fairytales of the North Russia.

The Fire Is Burning In the Raw-Hide Tent

1956

Journal of Political Satire No. 2 poster
5.8

Anti-Nazi cartoon, in 4 parts, exhorting Soviets to resist "Fascist pirates."

Journal of Political Satire No. 2

1941

A Wonder Mill poster
6.0

The greedy king takes away the magic mill from the grandfather and the animals. Cartoon about the joint struggle for justice.

A Wonder Mill

1951

Tom Thumb poster
NR

Lumberjack with his wife and five sons go to the forest. While parents and older brothers are busy collecting firewood, the two younger ones go to pick mushrooms, which, running away, bring the children to their leader, who suggests picking nuts instead of mushrooms. Lost in the forest due to a thunderstorm, the children find someone's house and ask for the night.

Tom Thumb

1938

Tom Thumb poster
NR

Lumberjack with his wife and five sons go to the forest. While parents and older brothers are busy collecting firewood, the two younger ones go to pick mushrooms, which, running away, bring the children to their leader, who suggests picking nuts instead of mushrooms. Lost in the forest due to a thunderstorm, the children find someone's house and ask for the night.

Tom Thumb

1938

Little Mook poster
NR

Based on writer Wilhelm Hauff's story "The Adventures of Little Muck".

Little Mook

1938

Little Straw Bull poster
5.0

Animated adaptation of a Ukrainian folk tale. Forest thieves — a bear cub, a hare, and a fox — keep sneaking onto a grandfather’s homestead, causing trouble for him and his granddaughter. To teach the little bandits a lesson, the grandfather builds a straw bull and covers its sides with tar. He sets the bull out on a clearing. The curious thieves gather around the strange creature, and one by one get stuck to its sticky, tar-covered sides…

Little Straw Bull

1954

Golden Stalks poster
NR

Yanko and Olesya are looking for the Wind, on which their harvest depends.

Golden Stalks

1958

Terrible Vavila and Auntie Arina poster
NR

Educational film about March 8th, about the situation of rural women.

Terrible Vavila and Auntie Arina

1928

Terrible Vavila and Auntie Arina poster
NR

Educational film about March 8th, about the situation of rural women.

Terrible Vavila and Auntie Arina

1928

Tri meshka khitrostey poster
7.0

About an artful Fox who gets caught in snare while stealing grapes, and uses her wits to escape. Based on a Ukrainian folk tale.

Tri meshka khitrostey

1954

Fox, Hare and Rooster poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Fox, Hare and Rooster

1942

No artwork available
8.0

A wolf disguises himself as Santa Clause to fool the little bunny.

Father Frost and the Grey Wolf

1937

The Song of Chapayev poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Song of Chapayev

1944

Samoyed Boy poster
4.5

Adventures of a Nenets boy, who returns to his homeland from Moscow an educated young man.

Samoyed Boy

1928

Samoyed Boy poster
4.5

Adventures of a Nenets boy, who returns to his homeland from Moscow an educated young man.

Samoyed Boy

1928

Cinema-Circus poster
4.6

Soviet propaganda cartoon from World War 2. Adolf Hitler, introduced by Charlie Chaplin's the Tramp, is ridiculed in three short skits.

Cinema-Circus

1942

The Brave Little Deer poster
5.5

The story is about a little deer who wants to be brave and an older deer who says "Bud'!".

The Brave Little Deer

1957

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Джованни, Чиполлино и Золотое перышко

Returned Sun poster
NR

Beautiful screen version of the northern fairy tale tells about the courage of Itte. A brave boy goes through the cold expanse to return the sun. The sun had stolen an evil, insidious and terrible monster and the northern peoples were left without the warmth and light of its rays. But Itte does not retreat before difficulties, and, showing his courage, returns the Sun to his native land. Beasts and birds rejoice and dance thanks to the boy.

Returned Sun

1936

Teremok poster
7.0

The Frog, the Mouse, the Hedgehog and the Rooster settle in and live together in the little house. The attempt of the Wolf, the Bear and the Fox to enter the mansion meets with organized resistance...

Teremok

1945

Golden Feather poster
NR

The sorceress decides to teach the princess a lesson, who played an evil joke on her. Cartoon based on an Italian fairy tale.

Golden Feather

1960

Bear Cub poster
NR

A live bear cub from the forest enters the toy store. He is mistaken for a teddy bear. After a series of adventures, he manages to reach the forest with a bunch of balloons.

Bear Cub

1940

Fear Has Big Eyes poster
4.8

Soviet cartoon animated film on the Russian folk tale "Cat and the fox". As Lisa deceived the animals and took away the gifts, designed by Kotofei Ivanovich, issued by Fox for the new ruler of the forest. He was a black cat, he liked to eat sour cream, but did not catch mice. His master was angry with him, put him in a sack and threw it in the forest.

Fear Has Big Eyes

1946

Taiga Tale poster
7.0

Based on an Evenki folk tale. Two ingenuous taiga muddlers are going to move to new places. The Fox pretends to be their friend and seizes their boat with their belongings.

Taiga Tale

1951

Beat the Fascist Pirates poster
NR

This animated "political poster" grants "no mercy for Hitler's bloodthirsty sharks," which are depicted prowling international waters to sneakily "bite" Allied ships from beneath.

Beat the Fascist Pirates

1941

Sarmiko poster
7.0

The story of a brave Chukchi boy Sarmiko which was carried away on an ice floe into the open sea.

Sarmiko

1952