The Khalif-Stork 1981, music by Vyacheslav Artyomov

Vyacheslav Artyomov, russian composer (1940) Soviet hand-drawn cartoon based on the novel of the same name (1825) by Wilhelm Hauff. A rich caliph is leading a careless life. One day an evil wizard sells him a magic potion that can turn human into any animal he wants. The only condition: one mustn't laugh. 20 min. 48 sec. SOYUZMULTFILM, 1981 directed by Valery Ugarov, written by Anatoly Petrov, art directors G. Zuikova, Vladimir Zuikov animators T. Fadeyeva, Oleg Komarov, Antonina Alyoshina, Youry Kuziurin, Vladimir Zakharov, Marina Rogova, Natalia Bogomolova, Alexander Mazaev, Elena Malashenkova, Alexander Gorlenko cameraman Michael Druyan, executive producer Youry Butyrin music Vyacheslav Artyomov, sound Vladimir Kutuzov script editor Elena Nikitkina, voice artists Garry Bardin, Vassily Livanov, Inna Churikova, Zinaida Naryshkina (Witch) , Natalia Selezneva, Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Inna Churikova cutter Margaritttps://