Dog's Heart

Cuore di cane Dog's Heart
Directed by	Alberto Lattuada
Written by	Mario Gallo
Screenplay by	Alberto Lattuada Viveca Melander
Based on	Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov
Starring	Max von Sydow Eleonora Giorgi Mario Adorf
Cinematography	Lamberto Caimi
Edited by	Sergio Montanari
Music by	Piero Piccioni
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release dates	23 January 1976 (1976-01-23) (Italy) 20 February 1976 (1976-02-20) (West Germany)
Running time	113 min
Countries	Italy, Germany
Language	Italian

Cuore di cane (German: Warum bellt Herr Bobikow?, International title - Dog's Heart) is a 1976 joint Italian-German comedy film directed by Alberto Lattuada based on a novel Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov adapted by Mario Gallo. Screenplay by Alberto Lattuada with Viveca Melander. Composer - Piero Piccioni, editor - Sergio Montanari. Cinematography by Lamberto Caimi. Production companies - Corona Filmproduktion, Filmalpha, distribution by Constantin Film. Runtime - 113 min.

Cast

• Max von Sydow as Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski
• Eleonora Giorgi as Zina
• Mario Adorf as Dr. Bormenthàl
• Gina Rovere as Darja
• Cochi Ponzoni as Poligràph Poligràphovic Bobikow
• Vadim Glowna as Schwonder
• Rena Niehaus as Zoja
• Enzo Robutti as Il commissario
• Violetta Chiarini as Vjazemskaja
• Amerigo Tot as Il portiere
• Vlado Stegar
• Ilona Staller as Natasa
• Giuliano Petrelli as Sarovkjam
• Jean-Claude Vernè
• Piero Tordi
• Howard Nelson Rubien
• Samuel Lachize
• Maria Pia Attanasio as Pelageja
• Adolfo Lastretti as Il giudice
• Giancarlo Anichini
• Attilio Dottesio
• Veriano Genesi
• Neil Hansen
• Franco Mazzieri as L'oste
• Gennaro Ombra
• Alessandro Tedeschi

See also

• Heart of a Dog (1988 film), Russian TV adaptation of the same novel.

External links

• Dog's Heart at IMDb