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Overview

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.

Directed by Jiří Menzel

Top cast

Václav Neckář

Trainee Milos Hrma

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Jitka Scoffin

Conducteress Masa

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Vladimír Valenta

Stationmaster Max

Libuše Havelková

Max's wife

Josef Somr

Train dispatcher Hubicka

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Alois Vachek

Novak

Jitka Zelenohorská

Zdenka

Vlastimil Brodský

Counselor Zednicek

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Ferdinand Krůta

Masa's Uncle Noneman

Květa Fialová

The countess

Naďa Urbánková

Victoria Freie

Jiří Menzel

Dr. Brabec

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Václav Fišer

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Karel Hovorka

Jiří Kodet

František Husák

Jiří Hálek

Miloslav Homola

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Pavla Maršálková

Mutter

Milada Ježková

Zdenka's mother

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