Kekec's Tricks (Slovene: Kekčeve ukane) is a 1968 Yugoslav/Slovenian adventure film directed by Jože Gale. The film is based on the Kekec mountain narratives by Josip Vandot, originally published in Slovenian youth magazine Zvonček. It was produced at Viba film and distributed originally at Vesna film and currently at Viba film.

Kekec's Tricks
(Kekčeve ukane)
Directed byJože Gale
Screenplay byIvan Ribič
Jože Gale (adaptation)
Based onKekec mountain narratives
by Josip Vandot
Produced byLjubo Struna
StarringZlatko Krasnič
Polde Bibič
Boris Ivanovski
Jasna Krofak
Fanika Podobnikar
CinematographyRudi Vaupotič
Edited byDarinka Peršin
Music byBojan Adamič
Production
company
Viba film
Distributed byVesna film (original)
Viba film (current)
Release date
  • 23 December 1968 (1968-12-23)
Running time
78 minutes
CountriesSlovenia
Yugoslavia
LanguageSlovene

This is the last of three in the Jože Gale film series about Kekec and has two previous parts: Kekec from 1951 and Good Luck, Kekec (Srečno, Kekec!) from 1963.

Plot

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In the third and last part of the film trilogy about Kekec (Zlatko Krasnič), the evil poacher Bedanec (Polde Bibič) appears again. Kekec and his friends chase and hunt Bedanec again and drive him away. Nevertheless Bedanec catches Brincelj (Milorad Radovič) and Rožle (Boris Ivanovski). The brave Kekec saves both of them with the help of his wisdom and tricks Bedanec, who gets caught in one of his own traps he set.

Kekec saves Bedanec out of the trap because he politely asks him, but Bedanec doesn't learn anything out of this. A wise man Vitranc (Jože Zupan) wants to bring peace to these places.

Cast

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Actor Character
Zlatko Krasnič Kekec
Polde Bibič Bedanec
Boris Ivanovski Rožle
Jasna Krofak Mojca
Fanika Podobnikar Tinkara
Milorad Radovič Brincelj
Jože Zupan Vitranc

Music

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The whole music including theme was composed by Bojan Adamič, a Slovenian composer. Lyrics for theme song called "Kekčeva pesem" were written by Kajetan Kovič and performed by Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra.

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