Petia and Little Red Riding Hood 1958

Overview

Petia and Little Red Riding Hood is a 1958 film categorized under the genres of family, comedy, and animation. The short film has a runtime of 20 minutes and was directed by Evgeniy Raykovskiy and Boris Stepantsev. The cast features actors Sergey Filippov, Sergey Martinson, Valentina Sperantova, and Valentina Tumanova. The plot follows a young boy who finds his way into the Little Red Riding Hood cartoon. Once inside the animated world, the boy attempts to save the title character from the Big Bad Wolf. The production was released in the United States on October 10, 1958. This archival entry is based on information provided by the Movie Database, IMDb, Moviefone, and Plex, which document the film's production credits and narrative premise. The film remains a notable example of mid-century animation that blends live-action or narrative framing with the classic fairy tale structure. By entering the fictional world, the protagonist directly intervenes in the events of the traditional story to alter the fate of the girl and the wolf.