Directed by:
Jiří MenzelCinematography:
Jaromír ŠofrComposer:
Jiří ŠustCast:
Václav Neckář, Josef Somr, Vlastimil Brodský, Vladimír Valenta, Alois Vachek, Ferdinand Krůta, Jitka Bendová, Jitka Zelenohorská, Naďa Urbánková (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Václav Neckář](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/294/164294169_bbc2b9.jpg)
Václav Neckář
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Larks on a String (1969)
The Incredibly Sad Princess (1968)
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
![Josef Somr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268175_66305a.jpg)
Josef Somr
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
![Vlastimil Brodský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281492_215952.jpg)
Vlastimil Brodský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
Men About Town (1969)
Vladimír Valenta
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
The End of a Priest (1968)
Sunday in the Country (1974)
![Alois Vachek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277945_77b159.jpg)
Alois Vachek
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
Larks on a String (1969)
![Ferdinand Krůta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268162_21960e.jpg)
Ferdinand Krůta
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
Larks on a String (1969)
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
![Jitka Bendová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/810/164810687_ac9571.jpg)
Jitka Bendová
Best movies:
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
Crime at the Girls School (1965)
Ta třetí (1968)
![Jitka Zelenohorská](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/741/158741745_c4ee55.jpg)
Jitka Zelenohorská
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
Larks on a String (1969)
![Naďa Urbánková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268497_fa7e22.jpg)
Naďa Urbánková
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
Larks on a String (1969)
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
![Libuše Havelková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/136/161136360_aa6420.jpg)
Libuše Havelková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Příběh dušičkový (1964) (TV movie)
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
![Květa Fialová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268312_e7d36c.jpg)
Květa Fialová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Charleyova teta (1969) (theatrical recording)
Vajíčko (1968) (TV movie)
Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
![Pavla Maršálková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272673_020f5a.jpg)
Pavla Maršálková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Svatební cesta do Jiljí (1983) (TV movie)
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1959)
![Milada Ježková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268372_3a6383.jpg)
Milada Ježková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Ball Lightning (1978)
Zuzana Minichová
Best movies:
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
Murder Czech Style (1966)
Crime in the Night Club (1968)
![Václav Fišer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058492_35819d.jpg)
Václav Fišer
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
You Are a Widow, Sir (1970)
Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966)
![Miloslav Homola](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/673/158673531_d727d0.jpg)
Miloslav Homola
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
An Uncertain Season (1987)
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
![Karel Hovorka st.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275705_643e4d.jpg)
Karel Hovorka st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
The Cremator (1968)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
![Vladimír Hrabánek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268132_dec367.jpg)
Vladimír Hrabánek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Semafor - Největší hity (2005) (video compilation)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
![František Husák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268665_cbcd6b.jpg)
František Husák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Revizor (1971) (theatrical recording)
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
![Jiří Kodet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268188_059998.jpg)
Jiří Kodet
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cosy Dens (1999)
Higher Principle (1960)
Revizor (1971) (theatrical recording)