The Glass Harmonica

The Glass Harmonica

1968•21m•5.8/10

Animation

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🎬TMDb

5.8/10(20)

A craftsman builds a glass harmonica that enlightens him. He travels to a town where the people are obsessed with money. A bureaucrat smashes the glass harmonica which leads to chaos and eventually to social reform.

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Production

Soyuzmultfilm

Language

RU

Status

Released

Release Date

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