(all episodes available at vod.tvp.pl) is a cult war series directed by Konrad Nałęcki created on the basis of Janusz Przymanowski’s novels with the same title. First episode He was broadcast on September 25, 1966 He made a real sensation from the place. For this reason, for the next 4 years of a million, the audience gathered in front of TV sets to follow the fate of the crew of the “Rudy 102” tank and their four -legged friend.
Who played Sharik in “four armored”? This is how the German Shepherd came to the set of the TVP series
Although a real galaxy of stars appeared in the cast, it will not be exaggerated in saying that this is, because this is what the heroes called the German Shepherd playing with them, the viewers liked the most. In fact The dog’s name was Trymer and belonged to the command in Warsaw’s Żoliborzin which the trainer of Colonel Franciszek Szydełko drew attention. “We immediately fell to the heart,” he recalled in one of the interviews and added that his gentle, despite considerable weight and considered a dangerous breed, disposition. The fact that the quadruped went to was determined, however, that he did not pass the tracking tests through which he was removed from service. The policemen who took care of him decided that there were no contraindications to try his hand at the set in return.
In the new environment, the trimmer initially felt insecure, but quickly got used to new people and the environment. – As a movie dog he was wonderful, better to look for a candle. When I came to the set, he jumped to the tank and waited for acting tasks. The director sometimes had to temperate his enthusiasm: “trimmer, you don’t play now, then come here”. Working with this quadruped was a pleasure – the crochet recalled. At the same time, he admitted that although everyone liked the trimmer, he was he He had his strong favorite among the actors. He was him, who created the figure of a cherry in “four armored”. It was he who in the intervals between the photos fed him with delicacies he brought from home and organized various types of activities and fun.
How many szarików in “four armored”? The Treser working on the set told about the backstage of the series
Many legends have multiplied around the quadruped from “Four Panzer” over the years. Some claimed that Sharik was played by more than one dog, but as many as three. The truth is, however, that There was a trimmer in most scenesexcept for one. I am talking about a shot in which it jumps from a burning building. It was in him that he was replaced by a double named Attack. The decision on temporary replacement was made because of the good of the animal after one of the previous incidents that took place on the set.
A few weeks earlier, creating the illusion of bombing, pyrotechnicians fired explosives while the dog sailed through the Vistula. When the smoke fell, it turned out that it was not around. Only after a dozen or so minutes he was found attached to the branches of fallen tree branches. – The trimmer was breathing heavily, the director of Nałęcki interrupted turning to the afternoon so that the dog would recover Treser said.
After completing his work on the set in 1970, he decided to find a new house to find a four -legged actor in which he could live to old old age. In this way, he came across a family who not only decided to take him under his roof, but also quickly established a close bond with him. However, the last years of the Tymmer’s life were not joyful. First he lost his sight, then also hearing, and finally suffered the paralysis of the rear limbs. He left his natural death at the end of 1979, after about 16 years.
Source: Gazeta
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