A Night Before Christmas_
The story that happened on the farm near Dikanka on the night before Christmas, when the village blacksmith Vakula, having saddled the Devil, brought to his beloved Oksana, the daughter of a rich Cossack Chub, queen's "сherevichki"(the little women shoes) from the capital — St. Petersburg.
Starring
Oleksandr Khvylia, Lyudmila Myznikova, Yuri Tavrov
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
A Night Before Christmas was released 65 years ago in 1961.
Overview
The story that happened on the farm near Dikanka on the night before Christmas, when the village blacksmith Vakula, having saddled the Devil, brought to his ...
A Night Before Christmas is a Comedy, Fantasy, Romance film with a runtime of 1h 6m.
CAST (20)
Oleksandr Khvylia
казак Чуб, кум
Lyudmila Myznikova
Оксана, дочь Чуба
Yuri Tavrov
Вакула, кузнец (озв. Владимир Кашпур)
Lyudmila Khityaeva
Солоха, мать Вакулы
Sergei Martinson
Осип Никифорович, дьяк
Anatoliy Kubatskiy
кум Панас
Vera Altayskaya
жена Панаса, старая "пепельчиха"
Dmytro Karpa
Шапуваленко, ткач
Mykola Yakovchenko
Пацюк (озв. Яков Беленький)
MS
Marina Sidorchuk
Одарка, подруга Оксаны
Aleksandr Radunsky
Голова
Georgi Millyar
Чёрт / сплетница
AD
Andrei Demyanenko
Свербыгуз
Lidiya Korolyova
баба с фиолетовым носом
Irina Murzayeva
сплетница
Aleksei Smirnov
посол (озв. Иван Рыжов)
Mikhail Troyanovsky
старик в хате
Zoya Vasilkova
Екатерина II
Yuri Chekulayev
Потёмкин, князь Таврический
Mikhail Vasilyev
казак
DETAILS
Release
Status
Released
Runtime
66 min (1h 6m)
Country
SU
Rating
7.2/10 (65 votes)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is A Night Before Christmas about?
The story that happened on the farm near Dikanka on the night before Christmas, when the village blacksmith Vakula, having saddled the Devil, brought to his beloved Oksana, the daughter of a rich Cossack Chub, queen's "сherevichki"(the little women shoes) from the capital — St. Petersburg.
How long is A Night Before Christmas?
A Night Before Christmas has a runtime of 66 minutes (1h 6m).
Who stars in A Night Before Christmas?
The cast of A Night Before Christmas includes Oleksandr Khvylia, Lyudmila Myznikova, Yuri Tavrov, Lyudmila Khityaeva, Sergei Martinson.
What is the rating of A Night Before Christmas?
A Night Before Christmas has a rating of 7.2 out of 10 based on 65 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (3)
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
