An Honest Crocodile Word

An Honest Crocodile Word (1967) is a Soviet hand-drawn short you can watch online on iFILM. Ten minutes of fairy-tale animation directed by Nikolai Serebryakov, with a voice cast that defined an era of Russian cartoons: Klara Rumyanova, Georgy Vitsin, Anatoly Papanov.

The whole thing turns on a crocodile's word of honor — a promise the character has to keep no matter what. Soft humor, the warm look of 1960s cel work, the kind of unhurried storytelling kids' studios used to make. A short, gentle pick for the little ones and for anyone nostalgic for old-school drawn animation. Stream An Honest Crocodile Word (1967) online on iFILM.