The Enchanted Boy
Seen it?1955 | 44 min | Animation, Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 44 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1955: an older pace and style.
An animated adaptation of the classic story of Nils Holgerson, a naughty boy who is transformed to a very little dwarf and goes through many adventures, flying with a band of wild geese.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vladimir Polkovnikov, Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya
- Valentina SperantovaNils (voice)
- Erast GarinMartin (voice)
- Georgiy VitsinRozenblom (voice)
- Sergei MartinsonRat (voice)
- Georgi MillyarGoose (voice)
- Anatoliy KubatskiyGnome (voice)
- Aleksey Konsovskiy
- Tatyana Strukova