Comedy "Attention, the turtle!": Actors of different ages, the goal is one

This children's feature film, directed by the famous Rolan Bykov, was seen by small TV viewers almost 50 years ago (it was released in 1970). It was called "Attention, turtle!". Actors involved in this picture were of different ages and with completely different experience. But the result of the total work was so interesting that the film is still being watched by both children and adults.

The plot line of the picture

In ordinary Soviet high school there is an ordinary 1 "B" class. And in this class there is a corner of wildlife in which there live a cute rabbit named Trousik, a small hamster named Khomka and a pretty bug - Rocket. Responsible for a small farming student 1 "B" - first-grader Vova Vasiliev. All the guys really love the turtle.

One fine day, Vova was identified in the Institute of Nutrition, and for a whole month all the creatures do not see their caring patron. At this time acting duties of Vasiliev are the other guys - Vova Manukyan and Vova Didenko. But they approach their purpose in a rather peculiar way: in order to determine the endurance of the turtle, the boys begin to carry out various experiments on it.

So the movie began "Attention, tortoise!", Whose actors were not only serious adult artists, but also ordinary Moscow schoolchildren. The next step in their experiments is the following: they want to test the Rocket under the tracks of the tank. Fortunately, with the help of other first-graders and, of course, Vova Vasiliev, who escaped from the institute in a girl's dress, this test did not take place.

The birth of a masterpiece for children

To write a script for the film "Attention, the turtle!", The actors of which played an interesting story from the life of the first-year pupils, attracted a magnificent duet of playwrights, who several years before had come up with "Welcome ...", Ilya Nusinov and Semyon Lungin. And filmed this comedy for viewers of different ages, the master of children's cinema Rolan Bykov. The events described in the film take place in the capital, but as the whole work on the film began with the advent of autumn, the whole film crew left for Sochi, where at that time it was much warmer.

Roles for children and adults

The film "Attention, the turtle!" Honored the stars of Soviet cinema - Rina Zelenaya, Alexey Batalov, Zoya Fedorova, Irina Azer. Even Bykov himself came to the set as an actor, playing two unexpected roles - the grandfathers Didenko and grandmother Manukyan.

Pupils of 1 "B" were ordinary Soviet schoolchildren: Vova Vasilyeva played Alyosha Ershov, Vova Manukyan - Misha Martirosyan, Vova Didenko - Andrei Samotolkin.

By the way, when samples were taken, Oleg Menshikov, a well-known Russian actor, came to play one of the children's roles. But then he was not approved: Bykov did not agree to his candidacy, saying that the boy is too gay, and it is unlikely that he will ever become a real artist.

"In the city of Sochi there are warm nights ..."

So, the film "Attention, the turtle!" Was filmed in the city of Sochi. For young artists, shooting in one of the most beautiful cities in Russia was more of an interesting game than hard work or even creative torment. Bykov never forced the children to learn their roles. He simply explained intelligently what would happen in the next episode. And yet, some scenes were quite difficult.

In one episode, boys and girls (by the way, Galya Budanova played the role of Tanya Samokhina), "fought" with a disobedient hose, pouring water from head to foot. The students were dressed in light dresses and shirts. On the screen, you could see a sunny warm day, but in fact it was filmed all in October.

Another episode. They took Manukyan's conversation with Didenko, who was going on a tree. Filming was at the initial stage, and Andryusha Samotolkin, playing Didenko, suddenly breaks down and falls from the tree. On his stomach, a huge scratch settled. The boy was very hurt, he even cried. But Bykov, having examined the "wound", with a smile said that in no case makeup is not necessary, the scratch is useful for filming. From these words, Samotolkin immediately stopped crying, wiped away a tear and ran off to be removed further.

When on the set of the film "Attention, the turtle!", The actors for whom were selected with special care, the moms of the young actors were bustling, Bykov endured them without saying a word to them. But when on a holiday on the occasion of the end of filming came and their dads, he uttered a phrase about what they are ready to (dad) just hate. And it was not that Rolan Antonovich had a bad character. Just during the filming, he sincerely fell in love with the students, and to some extent felt like their father.