The Lost Letter (1945)
★ 5.8 (9) · 43 min
Directors: Valentina Brumberg · woman Zinaida Brumberg · woman
The first Soviet cel-animated feature film, based on the story with the same name by Nikolai Gogol. A messenger is tasked with delivering a letter to the Tsarina, which he tucks into his hat for safekeeping on the road. While resting at night, a band of demons steals the hat, and he must travel to Hell to retrieve it.