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The Boy and the Pigeon
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The Boy and the Pigeon

5.7/10 (6)
·1961· 19 min
Drama

Director: Andrei Konchalovsky

The boy wants to have a pigeon, but he can't afford to buy a bird. On the market for a pigeon asking for 100 rubles! Then he decides to buy a bird, bartering it for his father's album with stamps. Having caught a pigeon, the boy releases a bird into the sky. But the pigeon is returning to it's native dovecote, to it's former owner, who again demands money for it. This is a short movie about childhood and dreams, about the first life lessons that everyone has to face in childhood, when society and its laws bring changes into life, sometimes breaking the brightest dreams.

Cast

Nikolay Burlyaev

Nikolay Burlyaev

the Boy

Vladimir Shurupov

Vladimir Shurupov

pigeon-fancier

Evgeniy Urbanskiy

Evgeniy Urbanskiy

the loader from the store

In brief

The Boy and the Pigeon (1961) is a drama film. With an average rating of 5.7/10 from 6 votes, viewer opinions are mixed. The film runs 19min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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How long is The Boy and the Pigeon?

The Boy and the Pigeon runs 19 minutes (19min).

What rating does The Boy and the Pigeon have?

The Boy and the Pigeon has an average rating of 5.7/10 based on 6 viewer votes on TMDB.

What year is The Boy and the Pigeon from?

The Boy and the Pigeon was released in 1961.

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