Sredni Vashtar

Synopsis

Sredni Vashtar is a 1981 short film, written, produced and directed by Andrew Birkin, based on the short story of the same name written by Hector Hugh Munro. The story concerns a slowly dying ten-year-old boy named Conradin, who lives with his strict cousin and guardian, Mrs. De Ropp. Conradin rebels against her and invents a new religion for himself, which centres on idolising a polecat-ferret he calls Sredni Vashtar; a vengeful, merciless god. The film won the BAFTA award for Best Short Film, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

Main Cast

Sacha Puttnam

Conradin

Age : 58 | Popularity : 3%

Judy Campbell

Aunt Augusta

Age : 88 | Popularity : 5%

Lila Kaye

Mrs. Woolridge

Age : 82 | Popularity : 8%

Patty Hannock

Effie

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Gorden Kaye

Ogden

Age : 75 | Popularity : 5%

Vernon Dobtcheff

Dr. Russell

Age : 89 | Popularity : 6%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Andrew Birkin
Production	Producer	Andrew Birkin
	Executive Producer	Harvey Bernhard
	Associate Producer	Brian Burgess
Writing	Writer	Andrew Birkin
	Story	Hector Hugh Munro
Crew	Cinematography	Peter Hannan
Editing	Editor	Peter Hollywood
Department	Role	Name

Join the discussion