1963 Official Selection, film index

Histoire d'un crime
Story of One Crime

  1. Overview
  2. Fact Sheet

One early morning Vassili Mamin, a modest, unassuming bookkeeper, kills two cleaning ladies. We look back to the previous day to explore the motives of this crime – starting from the peal of thunder emitted by the domino-player to the final drip from the leaky tap.

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: Histoire d'un crime

    Directed by: Fedor KHITRUK

    Country: Russia

    Year of production: 1962

    Running time: 19 min 06 s

  • Technique

    Category:

    Techniques used: drawing on cels

    Process: Colour

  • Credits

    Directed by: Fedor KHITRUK

    Production: SMF STUDIO (SOYUZMULTFILM)

    Script: M. Volpin, L. Fenatorova

    Graphics: S. Alimov

    Sets: G. Nevzorova, N. Bogonolova, G. Barinova

    Animation: I. Volskaik, Z. Maslova, M. Motrouk, A. Petrov, V. Mozorov, L. Noffirev, R. Ovivian, G. Sokolski

    Camera: Boris Kotow

    Music: A. Babaev

    Sound: G. Martiniuk

    Editing: P. Frolov

    Voice: Z. Guerdt