Part One.
Plot 1. SIXTY CROSSWORDS AN HOUR. A machine dispenses the newspapers "Evening Moscow".
Passengers on a bus solve a crossword puzzle.
Professional crossword puzzler V.N.Smagin creates crossword puzzles at his desk in his office.
An announcement about a crossword puzzle contest in the magazine "Smena".
Physicists brothers Evgeny and Alexey [Knysh], who taught computers to create crossword puzzles.
Evgeny talks about his method (synch).
Alexey talks about why they took part in the crossword puzzle contest (synch).
The computer is working, the process of creating crossword puzzles.
Landscapes, Cities, villages, Architecture, Music, Theater, stage, Physics, applied mathematics, Club-type institutions
Part Two.
Plot 2. CARILLON. Lithuania, summer, the city of Kaunas, a panorama of the tiled roofs of the houses.
A view of the tower built especially for the carillon (an instrument consisting of a set of bells).
The central square, the townspeople have gathered in front of the tower, the carillon is playing.
A panorama of the faces of those present.
Musician Viktoras Kuprevicius plays the carillon.
A panorama of the instrument.
A group of girls listen to the ringing of the bells in the square. V. Kuprevicius writes on music paper at a table in his garden, with phlox in the foreground.
A view of the square from the top floor of the tower.
A view of the central part of the city. V. Kuprevicius with his student, conservatory graduate Julius [Vilkonis] at the carillon. J. [Vilkonis] performs his teacher’s piece “Merry Bells” on the carillon (synchronized).
Plot 3. IMPROVISATION ON A GIVEN THEME. Announcement on the board “HOUSE OF SCIENTISTS. TODAY IS A RECREATION NIGHT. IMPROVISATIONS ON A GIVEN THEME”.
Moscow, evening, the facade of the House of Scientists building.
Auditorium, actor L. Bronovoy on stage hosting the evening.
Actor A. Kaidanovsky addresses the audience from the stage, offers to draw lots (synchronized).
A man rises from the auditorium, announces the given theme (synchronized).
The audience applauds.
Part Three.
Actors L. Brooneva and A. Kaidanovsky act out a scene in which observers prevent earthlings from learning the truth, discuss space and time, the Universe, and matter (synch.)
Part Four.
Actors L. Bronevaya and A. Kaidanovsky act out a scene in which observers examine the knowledge of earthlings. L. Bronevaya and A. Kaidanovsky play chess, discuss different versions of the game (synchronized) The audience in the hall of the House of Scientists laughs and applauds.
The facade of the House of Scientists building in the evening, the lights are on in the windows, the lights go out.