Four tank soldiers and a dog

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Television series
German title Four tank soldiers and a dog
Original title Czterej pancerni i pies
Country of production Poland
original language Polish
Year (s) 1966-1970
length about 60 minutes
Episodes 21 in 3 seasons
genre War Movie
production Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych
music Adam Walaciński ,
Wojciech Kilar
First broadcast September 25, 1966 on Telewizja Polska
German-language
first broadcast		 1972 on GDR 1
occupation
Pin as a fan article for the series
T-34-85 that was used in the filming. Muzeum Broni Pancernej Centrum Szkolenia Wojsk Lądowych, Poznań

Four tank soldiers and a dog (original title: Czterej pancerni i pies ) was a Polish television series based on the novel of the same name by Janusz Przymanowski , who also wrote the screenplay .

action

In the center of the action, the occupation is a tank in World War II : The four soldiers Janek, Gustlik, Grigory, their commander Olgierd and Janek's dog Szarik form the crew of the T-34 - main battle tank " Rudy " (ie German redhead and refers to the red-haired medic - see part 5) and fight in a Polish unit against the German armed forces . They take part in the liberation of their homeland Poland as well as in the last battles for Berlin .

Despite the serious background and some strokes of fate, the series contains many comical moments. The protagonists often pull themselves out of tricky situations with humor.

Episodes

No.
(total) 		No.
(season) 		German title Original title Length
(DDR) 		Length
(POL)
Season 1 (1966)
1 1 The team Załoga 50:24 53:29
2 2 Joy and sorrow Radość i gorycz 46:23 52:56
3 3 Where we are is the limit , including baptism by fire Gdzie my - tam granica 49:21 53:04
4th 4th Dog paws Psi pazur 39:44 53:52
5 5 The redhead "Rudy", miód i krzyże 46:33 50:02
6th 6th The bridge Must 38:25 52:32
7th 7th Paths that part Rozstajne drogi 37:08 41:57
8th 8th On the coast Brzeg morza 37:38 45:45
Season 2 (1969)
9 1 The new team Zamiana 47:22 59:46
10 2 The trap in the castle Kwadrans po nieparzystej 53:26 55:02
11 3 The foundling Wojenny siew 56:14 56:14
12 4th The Fort Fort Olgierd 56:38 56:38
13 5 Faster than death Zakład o śmierć 56:12 56:12
14th 6th The lock Czerwona seria 57:09 57:09
15th 7th Flares Wysoka fala 51:32
16 8th Remote reconnaissance Daleki patrol 49:22 56:53
Season 3 (1970)
17th 1 The wedge Clin 45:45 54:44
18th 2 Rings Pierścienie 28:29 60:13
19th 3 Zoo Zoo 48:22 55:44
20th 4th The gate Brama 48:21 55:44
21st 5 At home Dom 52:52 60:06

Filming

The series was created in three seasons. It was filmed in 1966 and 1967 in the following cities and places in Poland: Aleksandrów Łódzki , Bydgoszcz , Spała , Kłodzko and Żagań .

Broadcasting and dissemination

The series premiered in Poland on September 25, 1966. It was very successful - not least because the topic of World War II was presented in an entertaining way and presented more easily. It gained cult status in Poland and is regularly repeated on television.

In addition to Poland and the GDR , the series was broadcast in the Soviet Union , Hungary , Czechoslovakia , Finland , Mongolia and Cuba .

The eight episodes of the first season were broadcast for the first time on GDR television from March to June 1968. Thereafter, these eight episodes were repeated again from September 1971 and then broadcast the 13 new episodes of the second and third season until January 1972. There were reruns in 1975 (21 episodes) and 1988 (17 episodes). Since 2011, the series has been available for the first time in a German dubbed version on DVD.

musical

1973 saw the world premiere of the musical "Four Tank Soldiers and a Dog" by Benedykt Konowalski (music) and Janusz Przymanowski (book) in Gdynia .

Trivia

In the 13th episode Tomasz plays the song Korobeiniki with his accordion , which later served as background music for the computer game Tetris .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Series lexicon at kabeleins.de

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