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All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.

1966•1h 33m•7.2/10
ComedyDramaWar

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7.2/10(260)

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

Language

CS

Status

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Cast

Václav Neckář

Václav Neckář

Trainee Milos Hrma

Jitka Scoffin

Conducteress Masa

Vladimír Valenta

Stationmaster Max

Libuše Havelková

Libuše Havelková

Max's wife

Josef Somr

Josef Somr

Train dispatcher Hubicka

Alois Vachek

Novak

Jitka Zelenohorská

Jitka Zelenohorská

Zdenka

Vlastimil Brodský

Vlastimil Brodský

Counselor Zednicek

Ferdinand Krůta

Masa's Uncle Noneman

Květa Fialová

Květa Fialová

The countess

Naďa Urbánková

Naďa Urbánková

Victoria Freie

Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

Dr. Brabec

Václav Fišer

Karel Hovorka

Jiří Kodet

Jiří Kodet

František Husák

František Husák

Jiří Hálek

Jiří Hálek

Miloslav Homola

Miloslav Homola

Pavla Maršálková

Mutter

Milada Ježková

Milada Ježková

Zdenka's mother

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