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The Tale of Chugaystra 1978 Directed by Yefrem Pruzhanskyi Казка про Чугайстра

During the Great Patriotic War, in the occupied Hutsul village, a grandmother tells her grandchildren a fairy tale about the giant Chugaystra, the people's defender in ancient times. At night, a wounded partisan comes to their hut, and the children go to the forest to look for Chugaystra, deciding that only he can help the partisan and all Hutsuls...

Production Country Soviet Union
Language Ukrainian
Production Company Kyivnaukfilm
Release Date 1 January 1978
20 mins