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The Signature Is Illegible

The Signature Is Illegible

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The Signature Is Illegible

"Mole, director of an egg incubator, hires Rat as an employee, who soon begins to steal and muddy the waters."

1954

0h 18m

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Animation

Overview

Mole, director of an egg incubator, hires Rat as an employee, who soon begins to steal and muddy the waters. A social satire about poorly-managed organizations, based on caricatures by Boris Yefimov.

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Production Companies

Soyuzmultfilm

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Cast & crew

4 featured cast members

Starring

Sergei Martinson

Sergei Martinson

Rat (voice, uncredited)

Yuri Khrzhanovsky

Yuri Khrzhanovsky

Hedgehog (voice, uncredited)

Vladimir Volodin

Vladimir Volodin

Mole (voice, uncredited)

Georgi Millyar

Georgi Millyar

Dog (voice, uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Aleksandr Ivanov
Written by: Leonid Lench

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