Release
- The film was released in 1980, on the Moscow Central Television, as well as in theatres in Leningrad, Moscow, and across Russia, as a prequel to 'Zhizn i priklyucheniya chetyrekh druzei 2. Both films also ran in theatres across the former Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe. In 1994 the film was re-edited in St. Petersburg, Russia for video release. That same year the film was released on VHS and DVD.
- The film and its sequel were also released in Germany in the 2000s (decade) under the title "Die Abenteuer der vier Strolche (1/2)" and the sequel "Die Abenteuer der vier Strolche (3/4)."
- This film is the first in a series of 8 episodes made between 1980 and 1994. Each episode has a different plot and variations in the cast of actors, but with the same three dogs and cat in the first 4 episodes. The first 4 episodes are paired (1/2 and 3/4) and edited as two movies for video release, now available on VHS and DVD in Europe and in the countries of the former USSR. It remains a popular family movie for all ages.
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