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Where to watch
Criterion Channel
KlassikiOverview
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
Other films by Jiří Menzel
The Don Juans
2013
Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions
2011
I Served the King of England
2007
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002
One Moment
2002
The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
1994
The Beggar's Opera
1991
Larks on a String
1990
The End of Old Times
1990
Audience
1990
Die Schokoladenschnüffler
1986
My Sweet Little Village
1985
