Heart of a Dog

Plot Summary

In 1920s Moscow, shortly after the October Revolution, a stray dog named Sharik is taken in by Professor Preobrazhensky, a wealthy and respected surgeon. The professor performs a daring medical experiment on the dog that changes him into a human being. As the newly transformed Sharikov begins to navigate life in the professor’s apartment, his crude behavior and revolutionary ideas turn the household upside down.

Top Cast

Evgeniy Evstigneev Professor Filipp Preobrazhenskyy

Boris Plotnikov Doctor Bormental

Vladimir Tolokonnikov Sharikov

Nina Ruslanova Darya Petrovna

Olga Melikhova Zinochka