Three from the Seaside
Country
Czechoslovakia, BulgariaCopyright
1979Production year
1978—1979Premiere
9 November 1979Runtime
68 minDirector
Jaromír BorekCategory
filmGenre
childrenTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Tři od mořeCzech title
Tři od mořeEnglish title
Three from the SeasideCo-production title
Trimata ot moretoSummary
Screenwriter Jiří Melíšek tackled the theme of the Pioneers (the “scouts”) in two of the scripts he directed at young audiences. In the comedy Ať žijí duchové! (Long Live Ghosts!, 1977), the story of young Pioneers trying to gain a new clubhouse turns into a kind of musical comedy. Tři od moře (Three from the Seaside, 1979) was made to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Pioneer organisation, but it is actually a summer adventure comedy which shows that a real Pioneer can handle any situation wherever they are. While returning from an international Jiří Dimitrov Pioneer camp in Kranev, Bulgaria, Olga, Petr and Dušan miss their train because they want to go for a last swim in the sea. So they set out for home on their own, and encounter many different adventures along the way... The film, directed by Jiří Borek, came about as a coproduction with Bulgaria. The starring roles are played by rookie actors Igor Chaun and Eva Jeníčková.
Synopsis
Olga, Petr and Dušan took part in an International young pioneers' camp in Bulgaria. Before their leaving for Czechoslovakia they had last swim in the sea and missed their train. Wearing only swimsuits they set on their way back to the camp. The camp leader takes them into his motorbike sidecar, but at the next station the children can see again just a leaving train. However, people try to help them. So further they travel by an old lorry, on donkeys' backs, in a bark, by a research ship, and finally they are taken to Sofia by a helicopter. There they are taken up by a Czechoslovak embassy which equips them for the rest of their journey. First they fly to Budapest, from where they are supposed to go by train. In Budapest they made mistakes again, though, so they miss the train. They hang about the city out of cash, and reach the Danube. There Dušan notices a tow-boat with a Czechoslovak flag. The tow-boat crew does not reject to help them and carries them to Bratislava. From there they go by a freight-train to Prague. Their train comes to the main station sooner than the train they were supposed to go by from Bulgaria. The master three can meet their friends, camp leaders and parents waiting for them.
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Cast
Eva Jeníčková
Olga Javorská
Igor Chaun
Petr Bouška
Jiří Hybša
Dušan Horák
Dosju Dosev
řidič Todor
Ivan Grigorov
správce tábora Georgij
Leopold Haverl
kapitán lodi
Břetislav Slováček
český vedoucí Lukáš
Andrej Kaludov
náčelník tábora
Dimitar Marinov
bulharský pionýr Žoro
Josef Langmiler
úředník velvyslanectví v Sofii
Brigita Hausnerová
slovenská vedoucí na táboře
Alena Janošková
česká vedoucí na táboře
Dimitar Marinov
Zora
Jan Cmíral
Dušanův otec
Mirko Musil
železničář
Igor Nachtigal
pionýr Honza
Petr Skarke
major Bouška, Petrův otec
György Gonda
maďarský taxikář
József Vándor
maďarský řezník
Jaroslav Kvíd
asistent archeologa
Klaudie Hepnerová
pionýrka
Irena Hrachová
pionýrka
Marie Hulešová
pionýrka
Roman Chlup
pionýr
Jan Luxemburk
pionýr
Jiří Pecka
pionýr
Veronika Pollertová
pionýrka
Stanislava Pražáková
pionýrka
Jaroslav Pýcha
pionýr
Renata Stehlíková
pionýrka
Lenka Šormová
pionýrka
Michal Švarc
pionýr
Dimitar Bekjarov
Stefan Čolakov
Nikolaj Kandov
Georgij Kodov
Georgij Širokov
Todor Todorov
Lubomír Šilhavík
dubl za Ivana Grigorova
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Rumjana Georgieva, Zdenek Zaoral, Jan Mimra
Assistant Director
Ignat Tasev
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Rudolf Holan, Milan Ogňanov, Borislav Borozanov
Camera Operator
Bohumír Schwarzer
Production Designer
Art Director
Jiří Petráček
Set Designer
Kliment Avtov, Alexandr Kacarski, Veneta Minčeva, Martin Růžička, Jiří Žůček
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Viktorie Čukoranska, Ivan Kacev, Hana Jarošová, Ivo Pitrák
Unit Production Manager
Penčo Dimitrov, Viďo Penev, Milko Šiškov
Cooperation
Lidmila Eybergerová (klapka), Jaroslav Chlasták (fotograf), Karel Šebík (fotograf), Jaroslav Trousil (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Štěpán Koníček)
Songs
Nejkrásnější týdny
Song Composer Angelo Michajlov
Writer of Lyrics Miroslav Černý
Singer mužský hlas
Tancuj, tancuj, vykrúcaj
Singer Eva Jeníčková
Production info
Original Title
Tři od moře
Czech Title
Tři od moře
English Title
Three from the Seaside
Co-production Title
Trimata ot moreto
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
children
Origin country
Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria
Copyright
1979
Production Year
1978—1979
Production specifications
literary Screenplay approved 20 March 1978
technical Screenplay approved 14 May 1978
start of filming 21 June 1978
end of filming 27 February 1979
projection approval 7 March 1979
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1989
Premiere
premiere 9 November 1979 /suitable for youths/
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
Dramaturgická skupina Oty Hofmana, Ota Hofman (vedoucí dramaturgické skupiny), Tvůrčí kolektiv Sovremenik (Studija za igralni filmi Sofija)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
68 min
Original length in metres
1 951 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,66
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, Bulgarian
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Festival: 8. festival dětských filmů České Budějovice
1979
České Budějovice / Czechoslovakia
