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The Hobbit: Treasures under the Mountain
Хоббит. Сокровища под горой
1994 6 min Russia 6+
★6.6
Animation, Fantasy
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Description
Unrealized animated film based on Tolkien's works. The project was launched in 1991 and suspended due to the collapse of the Soviet Union. As for today only six minutes of prologue has been found and preserved.
Key opinion
This unfinished 1994 Soviet prologue to an unmade adaptation of The Hobbit is viewed as a curious, melancholic historical artifact. While opinions on the visual quality are sharply polarized, there is broad consensus regarding the high caliber of the voice performance and the overall sense of regret that the full project never materialized.
| Acting | Nikolai Karachentsov delivers an excellent vocal performance that elevates the material. | |
| Originality | The project serves as a somber, nostalgic curiosity for Tolkien fans, but its status as an unfinished, disconnected fragment limits its narrative cohesion. | |
| Production | Visual quality is deeply divisive, with some viewers praising its unique, engraving-like artistic style while others dismiss it as amateurish, sparse, and lacking a coherent palette. |