Explosion at Five
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1984Production year
1984Premiere
1 June 1985Runtime
74 minDirector
Josef PinkavaCategory
filmGenre
children, comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Výbuch bude v pětCzech title
Výbuch bude v pětEnglish title
Explosion at FiveWorking title
Výbuch bude v šestSummary
Fifth-grade schoolboy Ludvík’s penchant for physics experiments proves to be a somewhat dangerous hobby in this 1984 comedy from long-time children’s filmmaker Josef Pinkava. The narrative, drawn from a book by Alena Vostrá, follows Ludvík’s exploits in his new home in the village of Heřmánkov. The youngster decides to conduct a spectacular experiment involving a carefully timed explosion. Ludvík’s father, music teacher Čtrnáctý; his teacher mother; sister Bíba, and grandfather Matěj are all along for the ride in this spirited tale. Robert Nešpor takes the lead role in his only feature-film appearance. Ludvík’s sister is played by the 17-year-old Mahulena Bočanová, a child star since the age of two. Jiří Hálek and Zdena Hadrbolcová portray the parents.
Synopsis
Five members of the Čtrnáctý family move to a small house in the village of Heřmanice. Ferdinand Čtrnáctý is a pedagogue working in a music school, his wife is an elementary school teacher, their eighteen-year old daughter Bíba studies at the technical college of transportation and the son Ludvík is in the fifth grade of elementary school, while the grandfather Matěj controls the family's practical matters. Ludvík is a fanatical admirer of physics, and he thus constantly indulges himself in various experiments which, however, end up rather ingloriously. Ludvík records all details of his experiments - including all the formulas and charts - in his yellow notepad. The physics teacher meanwhile has no idea that an extremely gifted physicist is studying at the school, and he thus only bothers himself with children who are rather uninterested in the field. Ludvík prepares a significant experiment to verify "sound diffusion in water", which should result in a large explosion at five on a Friday afternoon. The event should be accompanied by a performance of a children's ensemble called Hlaholík, to be held in an open-air theatre under the supervision of the father Čtrnáctý. The physics teacher somehow succeeds in seizing Ludvík's yellow notepad. He thus sets off to the local pond, accompanied by the PT teacher Hrabě, and is finally introduced to Ludvík and his sister Bíba. They carry out the experiment on a smaller scale together - just to exclude any danger. And while Bíba enjoys her beautiful moments with the young Hrabě, the physics teacher and Ludvík are consumed by a discussion about the laws of physics.
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Cast
Robert Nešpor
žák Ludvík Čtrnáctý zvaný Viky
Mahulena Bočanová
Božena zvaná Bíba, Ludvíkova sestra
Jiří Hálek
učitel fyziky Lumír Kostečka
Lubor Tokoš
děda Matěj
Oldřich Slavík
Ferdinand Čtrnáctý, otec Ludvíka a Bíby
Zdena Hadrbolcová
Libuše Čtrnáctá, matka Ludvíka a Bíby
Václav Babka
školník Josef Hnízdo
Zdeněk Blažek
Voice by Mirko Musil
králíkář Bedřich Buchtele
Daniel Dítě
tělocvikář Antonín Hrabě
Roman Pravec
žák Vojtěch Plichta
Jana Gazdíková
učitelka Olga Miláčková
Filip Váp
žák Pytlík
Jolana Mikesková
žákyně Bachorová
Soňa Pavelková
žákyně Vaňková
Alice Hlobilková
žákyně Jiřičná
Bohuslav Jirsák
žák Vosecký
Karel Semerád
prodavač melounů
Jana Tomečková
pokladní
Marcela Chlupová
prodavačka
Roman Mecnarowski
kastelán
Libuše Billová
Voice by Miriam Kantorková
výpravčí
Roman Kasala
žák Macák
Gabriela Mazalová
Gabriela Caisová
Miroslav Cais
Pavel Ševčík
Jaroslav Čepický
Martin Jakeš
Jitka Malůšková
Pavel Martinka
Michal Mlčoch
Marta Martináková
Rája Boudná
Irena Vitásková
Petr Jaroň
Věra Vaňharová
Marcela Majcová
Veronika Strojilová
Pavla Šťastná
Tomáš Hunák
Hynek Sedlák
Veronika Hanáková
Soňa Vaňharová
Jan Prokop (2)
Eduard Fianta
Pavel Žabčík
Radka Suchomelová
Radka Krčmářová
Martina Málková
Hana Riedlová
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
Zdeňka Tkadlečková, František Hlaváček
Continuity
Screenstory
Screenplay
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Arne Parduba
Production Designer
Assistent Production Designer
Set Designer
František Santarius, Šťovíček Josef st.
Costume Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Designer
Assistant Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Alena Pekařová
Consultant
RNDr. Jaromír Neužil
Cooperation
Jana Školoutová (klapka), Otto Kamenský (fotograf), J. Beňo, S. Jašová
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Štěpán Koníček)
Songs
Švadlenka Madlenka
Song Composer Ivan Mládek
Writer of Lyrics Zdeněk Svěrák
Toreadore, smělý /parafráze Stěhujeme se/
Song Composer Georges Bizet
Singer Mahulena Bočanová
Tovačov, Tovačov, tovačovské hatě /parafráze Heřmánkov, Heřmánkov/
Song Composer lidová moravská píseň
Singer Mahulena Bočanová
Když jsem husy pásala
Song Composer lidová píseň
Sláva nazdar výletu
Singer dětský sbor
Vždycky mně matička říkávala
Singer Alice Hlobilková
Letěla jsem já přes hory
Singer dětský sbor
Production info
Original Title
Výbuch bude v pět
Czech Title
Výbuch bude v pět
English Title
Explosion at Five
Working Title
Výbuch bude v šest
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
children, comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1984
Production Year
1984
Production specifications
withdrawal from distribution 31 March 1994
Premiere
premiere 1 June 1985 /suitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
74 min
Original length in metres
2 105 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Festival: 23. mezinárodní festival filmů pro děti a mládež Gijón
1985
Gijón / Spain
Vítěz
Festival: 24. festival filmů pro děti Gottwaldov
1984
Zlín / Czechoslovakia
Josef Pinkava
