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73% | Nov 18, 1966 | Comedy, Drama, War

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.

Featured Crew

Jiří Menzel
Screenplay
Jiří Šust
Original Music Composer

Cast

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Václav Neckář
Trainee Milos Hrma
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Jitka Scoffin
Conducteress Masa
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Vladimír Valenta
Stationmaster Max
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Josef Somr
Train dispatcher Hubicka

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