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7.2|18 Nov, 1966|93 min
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At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance that surrounds him, this young man embarks on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery, encountering a universe of frustration, eroticism, and adventure within his sleepy backwater depot.
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Keywords
based on novel or book
world war ii
coming of age
railroad
sexual awakening
czech new wave
czech resistance

Casts

Václav Neckář
Václav Neckář
Trainee Milos Hrma
Jitka Scoffin
Conducteress Masa
Vladimír Valenta
Stationmaster Max
Libuše Havelková
Libuše Havelková
Max's wife
Josef Somr
Josef Somr
Train dispatcher Hubicka
Alois Vachek
Novak
Jitka Zelenohorská
Jitka Zelenohorská
Zdenka
Vlastimil Brodský
Vlastimil Brodský
Counselor Zednicek
Ferdinand Krůta
Masa's Uncle Noneman
Květa Fialová
Květa Fialová
The countess
Naďa Urbánková
Naďa Urbánková
Victoria Freie
Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel
Dr. Brabec
Václav Fišer
Karel Hovorka
Jiří Kodet
Jiří Kodet
František Husák
František Husák
Jiří Hálek
Jiří Hálek
Miloslav Homola
Miloslav Homola
Pavla Maršálková
Mutter
Milada Ježková
Milada Ježková
Zdenka's mother
Dagmar Zikánová
Bohumil Koška
Antonín Pražák
Václav Kotva
Emil Iserle
Ivan Sova
Vladimír Hrabánek
František Marek
Jana Hana Duffková
Milan Frkal
František Golyšev
Zuzana Minichová
Gustav Hrdlička
Vlasta Kahovcová
Mahulena Kulendíková
Pavel Landovský
Pavel Landovský
František Novák
Vratislav Blažek
Zdeňka Tichá
Jaroslav Toms
Nora Tvrzská
Josef Vondráček
Miloň Novotný
Priest
Bohumil Cajthaml
Karel Paták
Josef Abrhám
Josef Abrhám
Priest (voice)

Crews

Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel
Screenplay
Jiří Šust
Original Music Composer
Jaromír Šofr
Director of Photography
Jiřina Lukešová
Editor
Olga Dimitrovová
Costume Design
Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel
Director
Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Hrabal
Novel
Jiří Cvrček
Set Decoration
Jiří Pavlík
Sound
Oldřich Bosák
Production Design
Václav Nývlt
Dramaturgy
Miloslav Koubek
Makeup & Hair
Štěpánka Stříbrná
Assistant Editor
Libuše Švejdová
Makeup & Hair
Ladislav Fikar
Creative Producer
Jiří Stach
Still Photographer
Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Hrabal
Screenplay
Štěpán Koníček
Conductor
Jiří Drégr
Props
Vladimír Ježek
Props
Jaroslav Holub
Costumer
Růžena Bulíčková
Costumer
Bohumil Kouba
First Assistant Director
Jaromír Hník
Camera Operator
Bohumil Nový
Assistant Production Design
Bohumil Šmída
Bohumil Šmída
Executive Producer
Ctibor Jeřábek
Assistant Production Manager
Vojtěch Kuthan
Assistant Camera
Zdeněk Oves
Production Manager
Jaroslav Vágner
Unit Manager
Otakar Jiříček
Unit Manager
Jana Novotná
Script Supervisor

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