Prague, Czechoslovakia, during the inter-war period. Jan Dítě, a young and clever waiter who wants to become a millionaire, comes to the conclusion that to achieve his ambitious goal he must be diligent, listen and observe as much as he can, be always discreet and use what he learns to his own advantage; but the turbulent tides of history will continually stand in his way.
Cast
Ivan Barnev
Jan Dítě
Oldřich Kaiser
Old Jan Dítě
Julia Jentsch
Líza
Marián Labuda
Walden
Milan Lasica
Professor
Zuzana Fialová
Marcela
Martin Huba
Maître Skřivánek
Josef Abrhám
Hotel Manager Brandejs
Jiří Lábus
Prague Golden City Hotel Manager
Rudolf Hrušínský
Hotel Manager Tichota
Pavel Nový
General
Jaromír Dulava
Waiter Karel
Petra Hřebíčková
Jaruška
Eva Kalcovská
Vanda
Šárka Petruželová
Jůlinka
Tonya Graves
Emperor of Abyssinia
Jan Klusák
Millionaire #1
Petr Brukner
Millionaire #2
Jiří Žák
Millionaire #3
Tomáš Sechser
Millionaire #4
Jaroslav Tomsa
Millionaire #5
Pavel Vondruška
Millionaire #6
István Szabó
Millionaire #7
Petr Čtvrtníček
Bourgeois #1
Ladislav Županič
Bourgeois #2
Petr Herrmann
Bourgeois #3
Václav Knop
Bourgeois #4
Rudolf Jelínek
Bourgeois #5
Oldřich Vlach
Brukner
František Řehák
Bieler
Václav Chalupa
Hrdlička
Jiří Knot
Weinfurter
Vlastimil Brabec
Wimmer
Viktor Tauš
Weigel
Naďa Konvalinková
Nurse
Emília Vášáryová
Mrs. Rajská
Zdeněk Maryška
German Customer
Zdeněk Žák
Militiaman #1
Martin Zahálka
Militiaman #2
Marie Málková
Hotel Tichota Girl #1
Dominika Hrzánová
Hotel Tichota Girl #2
Svatava Hanzl Milková
Hotel Tichota Girl #3
Lucie Štěpánková
Hotel Tichota Girl #4
Anna Tušková
Hotel Tichota Girl #5
Paulína Janebová
Hotel Tichota Girl #6
Zuzana Krystynová
Hotel Tichota Girl #7
Zdeňka Valenová
Hotel Tichota Girl #8
Vladimír Kulhavý
German Doctor
Stephan Nobbe
German Mayor
Kristýna Boková
Manager #1
Jana Vránová
Manager #2
Thomas Zielinski
Sanatorium Doctor
Nikolaj Penev
Busboy Ferda
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Marta Ondráčková
Unknown
Crew
Jiří Menzel
Director, Screenplay
Kristián Suda
Script Editor
Bohumil Hrabal
Novel
Jiří Brožek
Editor
Jaromír Šofr
Director of Photography
Jiří Kačírek Jr.
First Assistant Director
Lukáš Viznar
Second Assistant Director
Zuzana Kulifay
Third Assistant Director
Rudolf Biermann
Executive Producer
Jan Balzer
Production Supervisor, Production Manager
Robert Schaffer
Producer
Andrea Metcalfe
Producer
Petr Dvořák
Co-Producer
Helena Uldrichová
Co-Producer
Dušan Kukal
Co-Producer
Vít Komrzý
Co-Producer
Ľuba Féglová
Co-Producer
Milan Býček
Production Design
Karel Kaliban
Camera Operator
Milan Čorba
Costume Design
Jiřina Pahlerová
Makeup Designer
Klaus Fuxjäger
Second Unit Director of Photography
Boris Masník
Special Effects Supervisor, Visual Effects Supervisor
Jiří Mařan
Special Effects
Aleš Březina
Original Music Composer
Zdeněk Zahradník
Music Supervisor
Pavel Čechák
Production Manager
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