---
title: 'Kekec (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jože Gale'
released: '1951-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'Yugoslavia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kekec-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043703/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kekec (1951)

1951 · 97 min · Family · Yugoslavia


## Synopsis

Kekec is a 1951 Slovene/Yugoslavian adventure-youth film directed by Jože Gale. It is based on mountain narrative Kekec Above the Lonely Abyss, by Josip Vandot, the last of three stories about Kekec, published in Slovenian youth magazine Zvonček in 1924. The film was produced by Triglav Film and originally distributed by Vesna film, now Viba film. It is set in the northwest part of the Slovenian mountains, mainly in the author's birthplace, Kranjska Gora, and the Julian Alps.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Frane Milčinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/frane-milcinski), [Josip Vandot](https://cinepixo.com/people/josip-vandot)
- **Director:** [Jože Gale](https://cinepixo.com/people/joze-gale)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marjan Kozina](https://cinepixo.com/people/marjan-kozina)

## Cast

- [Matija Barl](https://cinepixo.com/people/matija-barl)
- [Frane Milčinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/frane-milcinski)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/kekec-1951
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