The animated film is based on the story of the same name by D. N. Mamin-Sibiryak.
Directors Leonid Amalrik and Vladimir Polkovnikov, united by similar creative aspirations, found their own style while working on the animated film.
Unlike the tale of D. N. Mamin-Sibiryak, there are no people in the animated film.
In the animation, Gray Neck's wing was broken by a paw of a fox, and in the book, fox had bite Gray Neck's wing.
The animated film "The Gray Neck", based on the story of the same name by Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak, tells young viewers how important is friendship in life.