Although the events of this film are of a fantastic character...
its authors would like to remind you of boundless greed, police terror...
the isolation and brutalisation of humans in modern bourgeois society.
Long ago a craftsman created a magical musical instrument, and called it:
The Glass Harmonica
The sound of this instrument inspired high thoughts and fine actions.
Once the craftsman came to a town whose citizens were in thrall...
...to a yellow devil.
Script: G. Shpalikov Script editor: A. Snesaryev
Photography: E. Rizo Sound: G. Martiniuk
Film editor: M. Trusova Executive producer: A. Zorina
Artists: A. Abariov, D. Danilov, G. Arkadyev
Artists: G. Barinova, Yu. Volskaya, Yu. Kuzyurin
Artists: V. Morozov, U. Nosirev, A. Petrov, V. Ugarov
Music: Alfred Schnittke
Chief animators: Yulo-Ilmar Sooster, Yuri Nolyev-Sobolyev
Direction: Andrei Khrzhanovsky
The film utilizes images of classical art