Drawn (cel)
2D animation drawn by hand on sheets of transparent plastic called cels (celluloids). It appeared in the Soviet Union in the late 1930s, replacing the previously-dominant technique of drawing on paper and cutting out the characters. It was a faster technique, but limited the possible drawing tools that could be used, and thus limited the illustration style. From the late 1950s onwards, other animation techniques increasingly began to be used, and it became obsolete in the 2000s with the advent of digital animation.
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Results per page: Total results: 894 listed out of 896 in database (2 films still need English subtitles).
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The Socks of the Big City ❤
Носки большого города
Noski bolshogo goroda
1999 – 00:14:16 – (wordless) – FAF Entertainment – Ushakov Andrey
Misc., Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
They are ordinary socks, but even they have ideas about "their dream life". Therefore, one day, when everyday life was too gray and the sky was too sad, the socks ran away. They jumped out of the window and went in search of their little happiness.2021-02-08 -
Sonata
Соната
Sonata
1993 – 00:07:20 – (wordless) – Ekran – Samsonov Vladimir
Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
A gloomy film fantasy inspired by The Fourth Sonata for Piano by S. Prokofiev.2021-10-03 -
The Song of Joy ❤
Песенка радости
Pesenka radosti
1946 – 00:20:37 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Pashchenko Mstislav
Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Musical/Opera – drawn (cel)
5.13 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Elena)
An original fairy tale about a courageous girl who rescues a red-breasted robin from the polar night and sets it free, while she herself becomes the captive.2023-01-022021-09-11 -
Song of the Bison
Песнь о зубре
Pesn o zubrye
1982 – 00:18:00 – Russian – Belarusfilm – Belousov Oleg
History, Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Religion, War & battles – cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
3.72 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Adaptation of a 16th-century poem about the Polish/Lithuanian/Belarusian lands, their hunting of the bison, and their battles against the Ottoman-supported Tatars and Teutonic Knights.2025-06-192024-11-11 -
Songs of the Years of Fire
Песни огненных лет
Pesni ognennykh let
1971 – 00:19:30 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Kovalevskaya Inessa
History, Musical/Opera, Politics, Serious, War & battles – drawn (cel), live-action
4.87 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Ahmed il Lavavetri, FBJ, Niffiwan, Hermos Flutter₃, Ivan Oid₃, LHaritonov₃, Paul Smith₃, Vladimir4757₃), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Five songs about the Russian Civil War: "Polyushko-pole", "Tachanka", "There, Far Beyond the River", "Echelon Song" and "White Army, Black Baron" aka. "The Red Army is the Strongest".2025-10-212025-10-20 -
Soon There Will Be Rain
Скоро будет дождь
Skoro budet dozhd
1959 – 00:20:00 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Polkovnikov Vladimir
Comedy, Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Musical/Opera – drawn (cel)
6.25 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Portuguese (unknown⭳ – by morpheus_ps, Eus₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?, Eus), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
The Lord of the Sky loses all the water on Earth in a chess match to Old Lady Drought, condemning all living beings to death. A little toad ("cóc tía", purple toad) undertakes a journey to bring back the water. Based on a Vietnamese folk tale.2023-08-132023-08-01 -
The Spate
Потоп
Potop
2004 – 00:04:21 – (wordless) – Gubernia – Maximov Ivan
Comedy, Romance – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
A short film about a phobia of drowning and first love.2020-12-19 -
The Speaking Hands of Travancore ❤
Говорящие руки Траванкора
Govoryashchiye ruki Travankora
1981 – 00:10:03 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Pekar Vladimir
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Religion, War & battles – drawn (cel)
4.90 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂)
The story of the Indian dance of Kathakali from Travancore, and the Hindu myths/stories associated with it.2024-12-142024-12-13 -
The Sphinx's Riddle
Загадка Сфинкса
Zagadka Sfinksa
1985 – 00:09:59 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Pekar Vladimir
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR) – drawn (cel)
5.40 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Noiseemitter, Niffiwan₂), English (unknown⭳ – by Eus, Lemicnor₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Lemicnor, Eus₂), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
The story of the Pharaoh Amanekht, based on Ancient Egyptian frescoes.2021-10-022021-06-07 -
The Spirit of Genius: Fedor Khitruk and His Films
Fjodor Chitruk – Der Hauch des kleinen Gottes, Дух гения: Фёдор Хитрук и его фильмы
Dukh geniya: Fyodor Hitruk i yego filmy
1998 – 01:00:00 – English, German, Russian – (no studio) – Alder Otto, Hitruk Fyodor
Documentary – cutout, drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
A documentary film about the Soviet animator and director Fyodor Hitruk. Hard-subbed in English.2021-08-29 -
Splinters
Осколки
Oskolky
1966 – 00:10:09 – English, Ukrainian – Kievnauchfilm – Lazarchuk Ippolit, Sivokon Yevgeniy
Comedy, Domestic life, Misc., Musical/Opera, Romance – cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
3.10 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan, Джумагазиев Марат)
To get his satirical screenplay approved by Cave Film studio, a writer must remove the parts that won't fit through the cave entrance. Featuring rock music by The Beatles and Chuck Berry.2025-09-082025-09-08 -
Spring Melodies ❤
Весенние мелодии
Vesenniye melodii
1946 – 00:09:29 – (wordless) – Soyuzmultfilm – Babichenko Dmitriy
Misc., Musical/Opera – drawn (cel)
0.76 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Short musical-visual vignettes about the coming of spring.2007-04-052021-01-15 -
Spring Night
Ночь весны
Noch vesny
1976 – 00:08:59 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Kurchevskiy Vadim
Politics, Romance, War & battles – cutout, drawn (cel)
3.87 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (ok⭳ – by Dust Angel, Eus₂)
The film is dedicated to the theme of loyalty to the military traditions of the revolutionary past, the theme of human happiness, the meaning of which is in the struggle for lofty ideals. Based on the poem by Vladimir Lugovskiy2019-09-252021-10-16 -
A Spring Tale
Весенняя сказка
Vesennyaya skazka
1949 – 00:17:48 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Gromov Viktor
Misc., Musical/Opera – drawn (cel)
5.68 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Vissashpa₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Vissashpa, Eus₂, Niffiwan₂)
Migrating from Africa back to their Russian birthlands, a flock of geese decide to try a new route, get caught in a storm at sea, and get hopelessly lost.2023-07-132023-07-13 -
Spring Visitors
Весенние гости
Vesenniye gosti
1949 – 00:11:21 – Russian – Tbilissi Film Studio – Mudzhiri Vladimir
Comedy, Politics – drawn (cel)
2.59 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Chapaev₂, Niffiwan₃)
A duck family flies away from their home when humans arrive and decide to build a city there.2021-09-092021-09-09 -
The Steadfast Tin Soldier ❤
Стойкий оловянный солдатик
Stoykiy olovyannyy soldatik
1976 – 00:17:08 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Milchin Lev
Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Musical/Opera – drawn (cel)
2.52 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by nadejg, Eus₂, Niffiwan₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), French (unknown⭳ – by ?, Patri©k₂), Croatian (unknown⭳ – by Mephistophelus, Brbocak₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?), Slovak (unknown⭳ – by M. M.), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
25 toy soldiers lived upon this Earth, brothers who were almost identical. One of them had only one leg, so he could not march and walked slowly and a little clumsily. One day he meets a beautiful girl, a paper ballerina. Will she reciprocate our hero? Based on H.C. Andersen's 1838 story.2021-11-012021-10-31 -
A Step Aside
Шаг в сторону
Shag v storonu
2002 – 00:09:52 – (wordless) – Attraction Children's Animation Studio, Second Production Department of the Sverdlovsk Film Studio – Aynutdinov Sergey
Comedy, Misc., Serious – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
Forest animals and hunters are like oil and water... or are they?2022-05-03 -
Stepan the Sailor
Стёпа-моряк
Styopa-moryak
1955 – 00:27:24 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Brumberg Valentina, Brumberg Zinaida
Misc. – drawn (cel)
4.02 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Alevtina₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Alevtina, Eus₂)
An adventure tale for Children. The boy Styopa (Stepan) dreams to become a seaman and begins a long trip. Absorbed by his dream, he forgets about his school studies.2024-03-042021-02-25 -
The Stolen Moon
Украденный месяц
Ukradennyy mesyats
1969 – 00:16:05 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Botov Mihail, Nosov Pyotr
Literature (non-Rus./USSR) – drawn (cel)
6.55 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Chapaev₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Chapaev, Niffiwan₂)
A pair of mischievous little boys catch the moon in a pond and hide it away in a cave. Based on a tale by Czech writer Ludvík Aškenazy.2024-03-202024-03-20 -
The Stolen Sun ❤
Краденое солнце
Kradenoye soltse
1943 – 00:11:21 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Hodatayeva Olga, Ivanov-Vano Ivan
Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
1.77 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
A crocodile swallows the sun and the forest's animals ask the bear for help. Based on the famous children's poem by Korney Chukovskiy.2022-07-082020-12-20 -
Stompy ❤
Топтыжка
Toptyzhka
1964 – 00:09:03 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Hitruk Fyodor
Misc. – cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
3.68 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by DeafNet.ru)
A bear cub and a little hare become friends despite their mothers' disapproval. Based on the illustrations of Yevgeniy Charushin.2022-03-312022-03-30 -
Stories of the Cosmos
Новеллы о космосе
Novelly o kosmosye
1973 – 00:10:05 – (wordless) – Soyuzmultfilm – Atamanov Lev
Comedy, Sci-fi & space – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
The first short story is about a cosmonaut who was late to a start of a spacecraft because he needed to gratify a fretful little girl. The second is devoted to the rules of space traffic.2021-03-27 -
Stork
Аист
Aist
1956 – 00:10:36 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Aksenchuk Ivan
Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – drawn (cel)
3.18 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wauhelly, M. M.₂), English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan₂), English (needs_work⭳ – by Yuri Smolyansky), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), French (unknown⭳ – by Alexio), Hebrew (unknown⭳ – by Yuri Smolyansky), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Yuri Smolyansky), Slovak (unknown⭳ – by M. M.)
Of the poor man Hasan, his greedy landlord, and a magical stork. Based on an Uzbek folk tale called "Three Watermelon Seeds" (or "The Golden Watermelon").2023-06-192021-11-24 -
The Story of the Little White Iceberg
Сказка о белой льдинке, Казка про білу крижинку
Skazka o beloy ldinkye, Kazka pro bilu kryzhynku
1974 – 00:06:35 – Russian, Ukrainian – Kievnauchfilm – Sivokon Yevgeniy
Comedy, Misc. – cutout, drawn (cel)
1.65 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), French (unknown⭳ – by Iryna Dmytrychyn), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?), Ukrainian (unknown⭳ – by Cynir, Megogo), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A social satire about a little penguin who becomes famous for maintaining a clean home, and what happens to him afterwards.2024-07-222023-11-28 -
The Story of the Old Oak
Сказка старого дуба
Skazka starogo duba
1949 – 00:10:11 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Hodatayeva Olga
Domestic life, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
3.10 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Eus, Chapaev₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A film-fairy tale about the boy Makar who does not understand or love the charms and riches of the green world surrounding him. The offended birds and trees leave the boy alone.2023-04-102021-02-06























