There was an island inhabited by turtles. Their king above all else loved all kinds of praise and flattery, so subjects always followed them trying to play along to him. One day he decided to climb very high, using a very unstable structure.
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Tsezar Orshanskyi Director · Dr. Seuss Author Oleksandr Mukhin Cinematographer
First release February 5, 1988 · Produced in Russia · Original title Король черепах
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Kyivnaukfilm
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Russia
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Original title
Король черепах
Original language
Ukrainian
Spoken on screen
Ukrainian
Release dates
Russia · February 5, 1988
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No release date listed for United States.
Ukraine
March 19, 2023 · Digital · Premiere of the Restored Original Ukrainian Version by Dovzhenko Centre
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