Friends of the Bermuda Triangle

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1987

Production year

1986

Premiere

1 July 1987

Runtime

101 min

Genre

comedy, short-story

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Přátelé bermudského trojúhelníku

Czech title

Přátelé bermudského trojúhelníku

English title

Friends of the Bermuda Triangle

povídkový film

Friends of the Bermuda Triangle

Stories

Tram to Poděbrady, Express to Bratislava, Link to Prague

Summary

The Bermuda Triangle of popular perception, an area said to make ships and airplanes disappear without trace, is located between Miami, Puerto Rico and the Bermuda Islands. Needless to say, no such locations were visited for the filming of the three stories that make up the comedy, mystery and sci-fi motion picture Přátelé Bermudského trojúhelníku (Friends of the Bermuda Triangle, 1987). With a thought to their budget, the film’s creators instead made the legendary phenomenon capable of shifting locations, thus allowing it to operate in their landlocked home of Czechoslovakia as well. Strange happenings ensue. In the film’s first story, directed by Václav Křístek, a young burglar takes a Prague tram and manages to travel on it all the way to Poděbrady, 50 kilometres east of the capital city. In director Jan Prokop’s story, the protagonist, a social outsider, tries in vain to make money out of a space-time anomaly that connects Prague with Bratislava. In the final story, with Petr Šícha directing the action, Galileo Galilei suddenly appears inside a passenger aircraft, but the passengers are reluctant to rationally allow themselves to acknowledge him… Three debuting directors offer audiences light and playful entertainment, exploring in three different ways the theme as developed by a trio of screenwriters Jiří Just, František Ringo Čech and Petr Novotný.

Synopsis

Three short stories.

The participants of the Third Bermuda Triangle Friends World Congress conclude that public interest in the famous place of mysterious disappearances has dropped. Senior Lecturer Kadeřábek wants to introduce three eyewitnesses of odd events.

The conference participants agree that the Bermuda Triangle probably moved to the area Prague – Poděbrady – Bratislava. Kadeřábek wants to bring over his witnesses. But they cannot be found in the vestibule, and the delegates find themselves amidst the ocean, in a new Bermuda Triangle.

Film online

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Photos

Raymond Takavarasha

cestující-černoch

Petr Salava

cestujícící-fanoušek Sparty

Radana Hloušková

úřednice na poště

Zdeněk Bouše

cestující-smutný pán

Jana Mikuláštíková

děvče

František Bláha (2)

cestující

Zdeněk Skalický

cestující

Jaroslav Tomsa

cestující

Ján Zachar

Voice by Michal Pavlata
provozní technik OPBH Karel Jindříšek

Ivan Herfurt

zákazník ve frontě

Karel Čížek

akademik

Jiří Hein

akademik

Bedřich Lomoz

akademik

Jiří Škoda

akademik

Miloš Šustr

akademik

Ivan Vyskočil

akademik

Robert Moucha

závozník

Miloš Slezák

husita

P. Hejný

pumpař

Radka Kačenková

Zuzanka

Dubbing

Veronika Žilková

hlas dispečerky metra

Antonín Jedlička

hlas papouška

Crew and creators

Set Designer

Petr Průša, Jaroslav Česal

Costume Designer

Kristina Novotná

Costumes

Petra Barochová, Iveta Rosenbergerová

Make-Up Artist

Jaroslav Čermák, Libuše Barlová

Film Editor

Petr Sitár

Assistant Film Editor

Růžena Hejsková

Sound Designer

Jiří Kejř

Assistant Sound Designer

Jaroslav Tůma

Production Manager

Václav Rouha

Unit Production Manager

Václav Petr, Martin Livora, Zdeňka Černá

Unit Production Manager

Milada Věchetová, Karel Stárek

Cooperation

Josef Řezáč (fotograf), Z. Fialová

Music

Music Composed by

Daniel Fikejz

Music Performed by

skupina Daniela Fikejze (Music Conducted by Daniel Fikejz)

Songs

Vínečko bílé

Song Composer František Hřebačka-Mikulecký
Singer Raymond TakavarashaJiří HelekalLubomír Kostelka

Production info

Original Title

Přátelé bermudského trojúhelníku

Czech Title

Přátelé bermudského trojúhelníku

English Title

Friends of the Bermuda Triangle

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy, short-story

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1987

Production Year

1986

Production specifications

literary Screenplay approved 13 September 1984
start of filming 2 January 1986
technical Screenplay approved 10 February 1986
end of filming 4 November 1986
projection approval 8 January 1987

Premiere

premiere 1 July 1987 /suitable for youths/

Production

Filmové studio Barrandov

Copyright Holders

Státní fond kinematografie

Distribution

Ústřední půjčovna filmů

Creative Group

6. dramaturgicko-výrobní skupina Tvůrčí mládí, Jan Vild (vedoucí 6. dramaturgicko-výrobní skupiny Tvůrčí mládí)

Sales

Národní filmový archiv, Obchodní oddělení

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

101 min

Original length in metres

2 869 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

Friends of the Bermuda Triangle

Country

Copyright

Production year

Premiere

Runtime

Category

Genre

Typology

Original title

Czech title

English title

povídkový film

Stories

Summary

Synopsis

Film online

Photos

Cast

Raymond Takavarasha

Petr Salava

Radana Hloušková

Zdeněk Bouše

Jana Mikuláštíková

František Bláha (2)

Ján Zachar

Ivan Herfurt

Karel Čížek

Jiří Hein

Bedřich Lomoz

Miloš Šustr

Robert Moucha

Miloš Slezák

P. Hejný

Radka Kačenková

Dubbing

Crew and creators

Second Unit Director

Continuity

Screenstory

Screenplay

Shooting Script

Dramaturg

Director of Photography

Second Unit Photography

Camera Operator

Production Designer

Set Designer

Costume Designer

Costumes

Make-Up Artist

Film Editor

Assistant Film Editor

Sound Designer

Assistant Sound Designer

Production Manager

Unit Production Manager

Unit Production Manager

Cooperation

Music

Music Composed by