The French say
that the three most beautiful sights in the world are:
a dancing woman,
a galloping horse,
and a ship under full sail.
Captain Tussy
Long ago, there once lived a girl.
More than anything else, she loved stories
about the unusual adventures of the cheerful and brave,
stern and kind people
which her father related to her so wonderfully during their walks.
One of the past-times of father and daughter was the game of questions and answers.
"Your favourite occupation?"
"Rummaging through books"
"Your favourite book?"
"The sea adventures of Captain Marryat"
Ship!
Dead ahead!
I see a ship!
Dead ahead!
Salute the hero!
Why is that ship the first to lower its flag?
Because it is returning from its voyage,
while that other ship is only just leaving for the ocean,
the unknown ocean, and nobody knows if it will return.
Prepare ship for battle and a long journey!
So many against one! So many against one!
The little girl wanted to dress up as a boy,
run away to the harbour, and become a ship captain.
And her father reassured her, that this was, of course, possible,
but she must tell nobody about her dream.
Not a word, until the plan comes to full fruition.
The girl's name was Eleanor,
Tussy, for short,
and her father was Karl Marx.
Screenplay Sergey Shvartszoyd
Director Yuriy Skirda
Composer Vyasheslav Nazarov
M.Shevchuk, I.Moizhes, A.Pedan, A.Karbovnichiy
V.Vilenko, N.Zurabova, V.Turchinskiy, O.Vistgof,
A.Lapchinska, L.Mokrousova, O.Grinchuk, I.Bondarchuk,
V.Bozhenok, S.Kutsenko, N.Yasiyevich
The End
Ukrainian Studio for Animated Films