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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.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, War

Stars: Václav Neckář, Jitka Scoffin, Vladimír Valenta, Libuše Havelková, Josef Somr, Alois Vachek

Crew: Jiří Menzel (Screenplay), Jiří Šust (Original Music Composer), Jaromír Šofr (Director of Photography), Jiřina Lukešová (Editor), Olga Dimitrovová (Costume Design), Jiří Menzel (Director)

Country: Czechoslovakia

Language: ČeskýDeutsch

Studio: Filmové studio Barrandov

Runtime: 93 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Nov 18, 1966

IMDb: 3.7

Keywords:based on novel or book, world war ii, coming of age, railroad, sexual awakening, czech new wave, czech resistance

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