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The Hobbit (1985 film)

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The Hobbit
Bilbo Baggins encounters Gollum
Also known asThe Fabulous Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit, Across the Wild Land, Through the Dark Forest, Beyond the Misty Mountains. There and Back Again
Based onThe Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Written byTamara Yakovleva
Directed byVladimir Latyshev
StarringAnatoly Ravikovich
Ivan Krasko
Igor Dmitriev
Narrated byZinovy Gerdt
Music byVladislav Uspensky [ru]
Country of originSoviet Union
Original languageRussian
Production
CinematographyAleksandr Degterev
Running time71 minutes
Production companyLentelefilm
Original release
NetworkLeningrad TV Channel
Release1985 (1985)

The Hobbit (Russian: Хо́ббит, romanized: Khóbbit), full title The Fabulous Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit, Across the Wild Land, Through the Dark Forest, Beyond the Misty Mountains. There and Back Again[1] is a 1985 Soviet television play for children. It is an adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 children's fantasy novel The Hobbit by Vladimir Latyshev.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

The play was shot in 1984[5] as a teleplay and produced in the framework of the children's TV series Tale after Tale (Russian: Сказка за сказкой) and aired at the Leningrad TV Channel in the 1980s and the 1990s.[6]

Plot

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The play follows Bilbo's journey with Thorin and the Dwarves (Dwalin, Balin, Kili, Fili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur), advised by Gandalf, to the Lonely Mountain to steal back the Dwarves treasure from the dragon Smaug. On the way they meet the Goblins, the creature Gollum, and the giant spiders of Mirkwood. The plot omits the three Trolls, the party's stay in Rivendell with Elrond, their stay with Beorn, and their imprisonment by the Elvenking's Wood-Elves.

Production

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The play featured Zinovy Gerdt as "the professor" (a narrator stand-in for Tolkien), Mikhail Danilov [ru] as Bilbo Baggins, Anatoly Ravikovich as Thorin Oakenshield and Igor Dmitriev as Gollum. Smaug and the Mirkwood spiders were portrayed by puppets. Missing in this version are the trolls, Elrond, Beorn and the wood-elves. The goblins were human-like with little makeup, and were portrayed by dancers from the Leningrad State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, as are the inhabitants of Lake Town.[2]

Cast

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The cast is as follows:[8]

Release

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The film was first aired in 1985 at the Leningrad TV Channel, and then repeatedly in the 1980s and the 1990s.[6] It has appeared on DVD, although the TV and DVD versions each contain material that the other does not. The timing of the versions differs by 50 seconds.[9] No subtitles were included, but fan-made subtitles have since appeared.[10] The film was released on the official YouTube channel of 5TV on Dec 9, 2014.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ (Russian: Ска́зочное путеше́ствие ми́стера Би́льбо Бе́ггинса, Хо́ббита, че́рез ди́кий край, чёрный лес, за тума́нные го́ры. Туда́ и обра́тно, romanized: Skázochnoye puteshéstviye místera Bíl'bo Bégginsa, Khóbbita, chérez díky kray, chyorny les, za tumánnye góry. Tudá i obrátno)
  2. ^ a b c 5TV (2014-12-06). "Сказочное путешествие мистера Бильбо Беггинса Хоббита" [The Fabulous Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit]. YouTube (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Хоббит" - детская сказка, ставшая культом. yoki.ru (in Russian). September 20, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  4. ^ А. Ю. Соколова, А. В. Балукова, Анатолий Высторобец, Гостелерадиофонд (Руссия) (2002). Фильмы-спектакли: аннотированный каталог (in Russian). Гостелерадиофонд. p. 202.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b "'The Hobbit': Russian Soviet Version Is Cheap / Delightful". Huffington Post. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "Сказка за сказкой" [Fairy tale after fairy tale] (in Russian). Вокруг ТВ. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  7. ^ Pentex Productions (2021-10-31). "The Russian Hobbit Movie is Weirder Than You Think (Part 2/2)". YouTube. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  8. ^ "The Fairytale Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit (TV)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  9. ^ Сказочное путешествие мистера Бильбо Беггинса, Хоббита (in Russian). Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  10. ^ Brainattion (2018-08-25). "Хоббит El hobbit The Hobbit USSR 1985 REAL English subtitles". YouTube. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
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