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

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

18 November 1966

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Václav Neckář

Václav Neckář

Trainee Milos Hrma

Jitka Scoffin

Jitka Scoffin

Conducteress Masa

Vladimír Valenta

Vladimír Valenta

Stationmaster Max

Libuše Havelková

Libuše Havelková

Max's wife

Josef Somr

Josef Somr

Train dispatcher Hubicka

Alois Vachek

Alois Vachek

Novak

Jitka Zelenohorská

Jitka Zelenohorská

Zdenka

Vlastimil Brodský

Vlastimil Brodský

Counselor Zednicek

Ferdinand Krůta

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

Václav Fišer

Karel Hovorka

Karel Hovorka

Jiří Kodet

Jiří Kodet

František Husák

František Husák

Jiří Hálek

Jiří Hálek

Miloslav Homola

Miloslav Homola

Pavla Maršálková

Pavla Maršálková

Mutter

Milada Ježková

Milada Ježková

Zdenka's mother

Dagmar Zikánová

Dagmar Zikánová

Bohumil Koška

Bohumil Koška

Antonín Pražák

Antonín Pražák

Václav Kotva

Václav Kotva

Emil Iserle

Emil Iserle

Ivan Sova

Ivan Sova

Vladimír Hrabánek

Vladimír Hrabánek

František Marek

František Marek

Jana Hana Duffková

Jana Hana Duffková

Milan Frkal

Milan Frkal

František Golyšev

František Golyšev

Zuzana Minichová

Zuzana Minichová

Gustav Hrdlička

Gustav Hrdlička

Vlasta Kahovcová

Vlasta Kahovcová

Mahulena Kulendíková

Mahulena Kulendíková

Pavel Landovský

Pavel Landovský

František Novák

František Novák

Vratislav Blažek

Vratislav Blažek

Zdeňka Tichá

Zdeňka Tichá

Jaroslav Toms

Jaroslav Toms

Nora Tvrzská

Nora Tvrzská

Josef Vondráček

Josef Vondráček

Miloň Novotný

Miloň Novotný

Priest

Bohumil Cajthaml

Bohumil Cajthaml

Karel Paták

Karel Paták

Josef Abrhám

Josef Abrhám

Priest (voice)

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