
Two pairs of partridges, Brovkins and Podkovkins, hatch by twelve chicks. Podkovkins get acquainted with the lark, and both the Brovkins family are killed by a falcon. Podkovkin's wife, the Orange Neck, decides to adopt chicks as their own. In the autumn, she brings twenty-four chicks to a meeting of partridges, and she is chosen as the main chicken.
Directed by Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya, Vladimir Polkovnikov, The Orange Neck leans on a strong ensemble — Mariya Babanova, Georgiy Vitsin, Irina Gosheva — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about animation titles of 1954.
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