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.
Cast
Václav Neckář
Trainee Milos Hrma
Jitka Scoffin
Conducteress Masa
Vladimír Valenta
Stationmaster Max
Libuše Havelková
Max's wife
Josef Somr
Train dispatcher Hubicka
Alois Vachek
Novak
Jitka Zelenohorská
Zdenka
Vlastimil Brodský
Counselor Zednicek
Ferdinand Krůta
Masa's Uncle Noneman
Květa Fialová
The countess
Naďa Urbánková
Victoria Freie
Jiří Menzel
Dr. Brabec
Václav Fišer
Unknown
Karel Hovorka
Unknown
Jiří Kodet
Unknown
František Husák
Unknown
Jiří Hálek
Unknown
Miloslav Homola
Unknown
Pavla Maršálková
Mutter
Milada Ježková
Zdenka's mother
Dagmar Zikánová
Unknown
Bohumil Koška
Unknown
Antonín Pražák
Unknown
Václav Kotva
Unknown
Emil Iserle
Unknown
Ivan Sova
Unknown
Vladimír Hrabánek
Unknown
František Marek
Unknown
Jana Hana Duffková
Unknown
Milan Frkal
Unknown
František Golyšev
Unknown
Zuzana Minichová
Unknown
Gustav Hrdlička
Unknown
Vlasta Kahovcová
Unknown
Mahulena Kulendíková
Unknown
Pavel Landovský
Unknown
František Novák
Unknown
Vratislav Blažek
Unknown
Zdeňka Tichá
Unknown
Jaroslav Toms
Unknown
Nora Tvrzská
Unknown
Josef Vondráček
Unknown
Miloň Novotný
Priest
Bohumil Cajthaml
Unknown
Karel Paták
Unknown
Josef Abrhám
Priest (voice)
Crew
Václav Nývlt
Dramaturgy
Jiří Menzel
Director, Screenplay
Bohumil Hrabal
Screenplay, Novel
Jiřina Lukešová
Editor
Štěpánka Stříbrná
Assistant Editor
Jaromír Šofr
Director of Photography
Bohumil Kouba
First Assistant Director
Bohumil Šmída
Executive Producer
Oldřich Bosák
Production Design
Jaromír Hník
Camera Operator
Vojtěch Kuthan
Assistant Camera
Olga Dimitrovová
Costume Design
Jaroslav Holub
Costumer
Růžena Bulíčková
Costumer
Libuše Švejdová
Makeup & Hair
Miloslav Koubek
Makeup & Hair
Jiří Pavlík
Sound
Jiří Šust
Original Music Composer
Jiří Cvrček
Set Decoration
Vladimír Ježek
Props
Jiří Drégr
Props
Jiří Stach
Still Photographer
Jana Novotná
Script Supervisor
Bohumil Nový
Assistant Production Design
Zdeněk Oves
Production Manager
Ladislav Fikar
Creative Producer
Ctibor Jeřábek
Assistant Production Manager
Jaroslav Vágner
Unit Manager
Otakar Jiříček
Unit Manager
Štěpán Koníček
Conductor
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