The first Soviet cel-animated feature film, based on the story with the same name by Nikolai Gogol. A messenger is tasked with delivering a letter to the Tsarina, which he tucks into his hat for safekeeping on the road. While resting at night, a band of demons steals the hat, and he must travel to Hell to retrieve it.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Mikhail YanshinCossack Vasil (voice) | Cossack Vasil (voice) |
 Boris LivanovDnieper cossack (voice) | Dnieper cossack (voice) |
 Sergei MartinsonWitch (voice) | Witch (voice) |
 Leonid Pirogovclerk (voice) | clerk (voice) |
 Vasiliy KachalovNarrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) |