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,… Read more
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Movie · Comedy · Drama
1966 · 1h 33m · ★ 82% (38K)
All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.
Director: Jiří Menzel
Starring: Václav Neckář, Jitka Scoffin, Vladimír Valenta
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.
Director
Jiří Menzel
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Cast
Václav Neckář, Jitka Scoffin, Vladimír Valenta, Libuše Havelková, Josef Somr, Alois Vachek, Jitka Zelenohorská, Vlastimil Brodský, Ferdinand Krůta, Květa Fialová, Naďa Urbánková, Jiří Menzel, Václav Fišer, Karel Hovorka, Jiří Kodet, František Husák, Jiří Hálek, Miloslav Homola, Pavla Maršálková, Milada Ježková