Alfred Schnittke
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (film)
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi () is a 1975 Soviet family film directed by Nana Kldiashvili and . It is based on the 1894 short story of the same name by Rudyard
Plot#
The film takes place in the jungle of India. A forester Robert Lawson lives there, and his son Teddy walks, swims, and watches various animals with his boy John. Suddenly a thunderstorm begins and the boys are hiding near the shore. Before their eyes, the rapid current carries away animals, including the mongoose, which Teddy rushed to save.
Cast#
- Igor Alekseyev as Teddy
- Vera Altayskaya as Darzi the bird (voice)
- Aleksey Batalov as Robert Lawson
- Irina Kartashyova as Nagayna (voice)
- Andrey Mironov as Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (mongoose, voice)
- Yury Puzyryov as Nag (voice)
- Margarita Terekhova as Margaret Lawson
- as Doctor
- Surendra Suri as Bernard Shibnell
- Composer
- Alfred Schnittke