Left-Hander (1964 film)

Left-Hander
Directed byIvan Ivanov-Vano
Vladimir Danilevich
Written byIvan Ivanov-Vano
Narrated byDmitriy Zhuravlyov
Edited byNina Mayorova
Music byAleksandr Aleksandrov
Release date
  • July 22, 1964 (1964-07-22) (USSR)
Running time
42 min. 23 sec.
CountryUSSR
LanguageRussian

Left-Hander (Russian: Левша́, translit. Levsha) is a 1964 feature-length cutout-animated film from the Soviet Union. The film is based on the story of the same name by the 19th century Russian novelist Nikolai Leskov. It was directed by the "Patriarch of Soviet animation", Ivan Ivanov-Vano, at the Soyuzmultfilm studio.

The score was performed by the Government Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Grigori Gamburg.