Leonid Zarubin

Directing

Leonid Zarubin

Born — Died

1926-09-01 — 2003-12-09

Place of birth

Staryi Orlyk, Poltava Okruha, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Prydniprianske, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine]

Known for

Directing

Credits

31 titles

Leonid Semenovych Zarubin was a Soviet and Ukrainian animation director, theater actor. He worked in the genre of puppet animation.

Known for

Robot Will Help Us... poster
5.0

Two schoolchildren decided to take the first place in the collection of waste paper at school, but they did not want to work alone and decided to use a school robot to achieve their goals. It would seem that school glory is guaranteed to them, but the boys did not take into account the fact that the robot's intelligence is not as flexible as a human's and it perceives the task set before it with machine zeal.

Robot Will Help Us...

1975

Viy poster
7.3

Three friends lived in a Ukrainian village. They were not rich, so they were happy to take up the proposed small job. They had to go to another village at a dark night. On the way, they saw a small farmhouse and a cottage, where they decided to spend the night. Thus very strange mystical events began.

Viy

1996

The Little Goat And His Grief poster
NR

Once there lived a cheerful little goat. He loved to play and have fun and was especially delighted by a new air balloon, on which he drew a pretty face. But the ball flew out to the clearing and then caught on a branch and burst. The world suddenly darkened for our little hero. Will he cope with this disaster?

The Little Goat And His Grief

1976

The Goat And The Donkey poster
NR

A tale about how Donkey came to visit Goat and they went skiing together.

The Goat And The Donkey

1976

Little Straw Bull poster
NR

An propaganda cartoon about how dangerous it is to play with fire and leave it unattended. The involuntary culprit of the fire is the hero of the Ukrainian folk tale - the Little Straw Bull.

Little Straw Bull

1971

Nikudyshko poster
7.0

In the middle of summer, suddenly winter came. The little animals were in trouble, but the straw boy gave all his straws to the sun, and it was warm again.

Nikudyshko

1977

Behind the camera

Robot Will Help Us... poster
5.0

Two schoolchildren decided to take the first place in the collection of waste paper at school, but they did not want to work alone and decided to use a school robot to achieve their goals. It would seem that school glory is guaranteed to them, but the boys did not take into account the fact that the robot's intelligence is not as flexible as a human's and it perceives the task set before it with machine zeal.

Robot Will Help Us...

1975

Viy poster
7.3

Three friends lived in a Ukrainian village. They were not rich, so they were happy to take up the proposed small job. They had to go to another village at a dark night. On the way, they saw a small farmhouse and a cottage, where they decided to spend the night. Thus very strange mystical events began.

Viy

1996

The Little Goat And His Grief poster
NR

Once there lived a cheerful little goat. He loved to play and have fun and was especially delighted by a new air balloon, on which he drew a pretty face. But the ball flew out to the clearing and then caught on a branch and burst. The world suddenly darkened for our little hero. Will he cope with this disaster?

The Little Goat And His Grief

1976

The Goat And The Donkey poster
NR

A tale about how Donkey came to visit Goat and they went skiing together.

The Goat And The Donkey

1976

Little Straw Bull poster
NR

An propaganda cartoon about how dangerous it is to play with fire and leave it unattended. The involuntary culprit of the fire is the hero of the Ukrainian folk tale - the Little Straw Bull.

Little Straw Bull

1971

Nikudyshko poster
7.0

In the middle of summer, suddenly winter came. The little animals were in trouble, but the straw boy gave all his straws to the sun, and it was warm again.

Nikudyshko

1977

Spikelet poster
NR

Screen adaptation of the well-known folk tale about a hard-working rooster and two lazy mice who found an ear of wheat.

Spikelet

1982

The Man In The Case poster
NR

The story about one teacher of the Greek language in the gymnasium - Byelikov. He was so distrustful that he turned his whole life into a "case existence".

The Man In The Case

1983

Scary Beast poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Scary Beast

1969

Ivasik-Telesik poster
NR

About the boy Baba Yaga wanted to eat.

Ivasik-Telesik

1968

The Human And The Lion poster
NR

One day a man was walking through the desert and was thirsty. When he reached an old abandoned town, he drunk water and was about to leave, but saw a trapped lion, who was weakened and emaciated. The lion would have been doomed, but the man had compassion on him, stretching out a helping hand. The lion intended to repay the man with evil, but a wise serpent helped restore justice.

The Human And The Lion

1985

Kavardak poster
4.0

An animated film based on the poem of the same name by Vladimir Orlov about how "one day, one day, the cuckoo in her favorite clock broke," but a master was found for whom "there is no problem repairing clocks of any system."

Kavardak

1988

The Chicken In The Cell poster
NR

About a chicken in a little cell, which did not want to be friends with anyone, because all the rest were some in a spot, some in a stripe, and some in a flower. A chicken was looking for someone just like him for friendship, until he got into trouble...

The Chicken In The Cell

1978

Two Righteous Chicks poster
NR

Friendship, kindness and genuine efforts to help can greatly change the lives of those around us, making the world a better place. And do not think that there won’t be enough strength; instead you should try to change something you do not like. So, this story tells of two cute chicks that were able to break the evil spell and release a crane.

Two Righteous Chicks

1984

Old Cobbler poster
NR

A story about a good boy and a shoemaker who wants to do his job, but faces many challenges because of his advanced age. This thoughtful old man takes care of birds, and his good deeds come back to him in caring neighborhood kids who are trying to help the man, making new orders. But will they perform a cobbler’s work well?

Old Cobbler

1987

The Deer - White Horns poster
NR

A boy, after reading about the tundra, deer and northern lights, decided to create a deer out of the snow. As a result, he got a beautiful animal that became alive at night under the shining stars. The boy was sorry that his unexpectedly acquired pet can melt, so he decided to go to distant lands, where there is constant cold. This should help save the life of the new friend.

The Deer - White Horns

1974

About The Piglet Who Knew How To Play Checkers poster
NR

A funny story about a smart little pig who played checkers very well. He beat the donkey and the horse, and then went to look for the strongest in the forest, which, of course, was the wolf. This is how their confrontation began, because the wolf did not want to gain fame among the forest dwellers, who turned out to be weaker than the pigs in checkers...

About The Piglet Who Knew How To Play Checkers

1972

The Mouse Who Wanted to Look Like A Human poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Mouse Who Wanted to Look Like A Human

1973

Why Did The Invisibility Hat Disappear poster
NR

Once a boy and his faithful dog met Baba Yaha in the forest. They got an invisibility hat from her, created exclusively for doing good deeds, helping other people. Now the young hero tries his best to help everyone around him, but this often leads to misunderstandings and ridiculous situations.

Why Did The Invisibility Hat Disappear

1991

The Hunt poster
NR

Bunny invites his craven friend Rabbit on an unusual hunt. This time they will be the hunters. The main thing is that the wind blows in their direction. Last time, the Bunny and his friends on such a "hunt" baited the Bear himself!

The Hunt

1992

The Gift poster
NR

The film is addressed to children. It touches the theme of good and reciprocity between animals in the winter.

The Gift

1968

The Tale of the Wonderful Doctor poster
NR

The young man helps the old woman he meets get home. It turns out to be Death. She teaches him the secrets of healing, but makes him promise to abide by the agreement - if he sees her at the feet of a patient, he can treat him, but if she stands at his head, this person is hers. But circumstances are such that the doctor violates the agreement.

The Tale of the Wonderful Doctor

1979

Tredicino poster
NR

A boy from a poor Italian family heard the king worrying because of blankets stolen from him. A reward was promised for catching criminals and returning the loss. Of course, Tredicino could not pass by and asked for another blanket as bait. Will the boy find the thief and get the much coveted award from the monarch?

Tredicino

1993

Wooden Little People poster
7.0

A tribe of little wooden men lived among the roots of the trees in a dense, over-dense forest, where people almost never appeared. All their years - and they lived a very long time - the little men did nothing, because they did not need to eat, drink, or wear clothes: they were made of wood, and the fiercest frost could not hurt them.

Wooden Little People

1990

Wooden Little People poster
7.0

A tribe of little wooden men lived among the roots of the trees in a dense, over-dense forest, where people almost never appeared. All their years - and they lived a very long time - the little men did nothing, because they did not need to eat, drink, or wear clothes: they were made of wood, and the fiercest frost could not hurt them.

Wooden Little People

1990

The Hippopotamus And The Sun poster
NR

A tale about how a hippopotamus caught the sun and decided to share it with other animals.

The Hippopotamus And The Sun

1972

Frost-Frost poster
NR

A stop-motion animated short about how several Santas are born in a hatchery and raised by snowpeople.

Frost-Frost

1986

How The Hedgehog Changed His Coat poster
NR

Hedgehog decided to change his fur coat, but no matter how much he measured, he could not find one better than his prickly one.

How The Hedgehog Changed His Coat

1970

Vanka Zhukov poster
NR

Based on Chekhov's Christmas story "Vanka".

Vanka Zhukov

1981

The Happy Prince poster
NR

On one of the city’s main streets, on a high column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt. Every passerby was very much admired by the majestic statue.

The Happy Prince

1990

Sunny, Andreyka and Darkness poster
NR

The story is about Sunny, who made the boy Andreyka stop being afraid of the dark.

Sunny, Andreyka and Darkness

1980