Pioneers's ABC

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1949

Production year

1949

Runtime

25 min

Director

Karel Baroch

Category

film

Genre

children

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Pionýrská abeceda

Czech title

Pionýrská abeceda

English title

Pioneers's ABC

Synopsis

A teacher tells the school children a story about a poet who wants to write a song for the pioneers. His work does not go well, however, he has caught a cold, he is tired and decides to go to bed. The letters from the poet's typewriter come to life and are acted by the pupils. Some of the animated letters move around among the large objects on the poet's desk, trying to put together the text for the new song. A fat boy, the letter O, is lazy, however, and refuses to cooperate. The others try to continue without him but the word "pioneer" cannot be written without him. In his carelessness, the lethargic boy falls from the table into the waste paper bin. The other letters help him overcome his difficulties and he is thus glad to rejoin his friends. Together the letters form a song which the pioneers then perform.

Cast

Eva Karelová

učitelka

žáci 5. a 6. Národní výzkumné školy

žáci/písmenka

Crew and creators

Director

Karel Baroch

Assistant Director

Jaroslav Sucharda

Screenstory

Norbert Frýd

Screenplay

Karel Baroch

Director of Photography

Jiří Bronec

Camera Operator

Jan Čuřík

Production Designer

Miroslav Pelc

Production Manager

František Utěšil

Consultant

Anna Stallichová

Music

Music Composed by

Miloš Smatek

Music Performed by

FISYO (Music Conducted by Milivoj Uzelac), Dětský rozhlasový sbor (Music Conducted by Bohumil Kulínský)

Songs

Pionýrská abeceda

Song Composer Miloš Smatek
Singer Dětský rozhlasový sbor

Production info

Original Title

Pionýrská abeceda

Czech Title

Pionýrská abeceda

English Title

Pioneers's ABC

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

children

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1949

Production Year

1949

Production specifications

date of censorship 16 April 1949 (konec povolení k promítání 15. 4. 1954)
withdrawal from distribution 1 June 1956

Premiere

premiere 06/1949 /suitable for youths/

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Studio

Barrandov

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

25 min

Original length in metres

704 meters

Distribution carrier

16mm, 35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

mono

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech