Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (film)

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (Russian: Рикки-Тикки-Тави) is a 1975 Soviet family film directed by Nana Kldiashvili and Aleksandr Zguridi [ru].^[1][2][3] It is based on the 1894 short story of the same name by Rudyard Kipling.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Russian: Рикки-Тикки-Тави
Directed by	Nana Kldiashvili Aleksandr Zguridi [ru]
Written by	Rudyard Kipling Nana Kldiashvili Aleksandr Zguridi
Based on	"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" (1894) by Rudyard Kipling
Starring	Igor Alekseyev Vera Altayskaya Aleksey Batalov Irina Kartashyova Andrey Mironov
Cinematography	Vladimir Pustovalov Vadim Ropeyko
Edited by	Mariya Amosova
Music by	Alfred Schnittke
Release date	September 1976 (1976-09)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Plot

The film takes place in the jungle of India. A forester Robert Lawson lives there, and his son Teddy walks, swims, and watches various animals with his boy John. Suddenly a thunderstorm begins and the boys are hiding near the shore. Before their eyes, the rapid current carries away animals, including the mongoose, which Teddy rushed to save.^[4]

Cast

• Igor Alekseyev as Teddy
• Vera Altayskaya as Darzi the bird (voice)
• Aleksey Batalov as Robert Lawson
• Irina Kartashyova as Nagayna (voice)
• Andrey Mironov as Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (mongoose, voice)
• Yury Puzyryov as Nag (voice)
• Margarita Terekhova as Margaret Lawson
• Vasiliy Vasilev [ru] as Doctor
• Surendra Suri as Bernard Shibnell