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1966
1h 33m
7.2(253 votes)
Comedy
Drama
War

Overview

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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Filmové studio Barrandov

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Cast & Crew

46 members
Acting

Václav Neckář

Trainee Milos Hrma

Václav Neckář
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Jitka Scoffin

Conducteress Masa

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Vladimír Valenta

Stationmaster Max

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Libuše Havelková

Max's wife

Libuše Havelková
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Josef Somr

Train dispatcher Hubicka

Josef Somr
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Alois Vachek

Novak

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Jitka Zelenohorská

Zdenka

Jitka Zelenohorská
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Vlastimil Brodský

Counselor Zednicek

Vlastimil Brodský
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Ferdinand Krůta

Masa's Uncle Noneman

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Květa Fialová

The countess

Květa Fialová
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Naďa Urbánková

Victoria Freie

Naďa Urbánková
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Jiří Menzel

Dr. Brabec

Jiří Menzel
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Václav Fišer

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Karel Hovorka

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Jiří Kodet

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Jiří Kodet
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František Husák

Unknown Role

František Husák
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Jiří Hálek

Unknown Role

Jiří Hálek
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Miloslav Homola

Unknown Role

Miloslav Homola
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Pavla Maršálková

Mutter

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Milada Ježková

Zdenka's mother

Milada Ježková
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Dagmar Zikánová

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Bohumil Koška

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Antonín Pražák

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Václav Kotva

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Emil Iserle

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Ivan Sova

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Vladimír Hrabánek

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František Marek

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Jana Hana Duffková

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Milan Frkal

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František Golyšev

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Zuzana Minichová

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Costume & Make-Up

Gustav Hrdlička

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Vlasta Kahovcová

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Mahulena Kulendíková

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Pavel Landovský

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Pavel Landovský
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František Novák

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Writing

Vratislav Blažek

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Zdeňka Tichá

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Jaroslav Toms

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Nora Tvrzská

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Josef Vondráček

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Miloň Novotný

Priest

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Bohumil Cajthaml

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Karel Paták

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Josef Abrhám

Priest (voice)

Josef Abrhám

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