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

1966-11-18
7.3
cs 93m
ComedyDramaWar
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.

Screenplay

Jiří Menzel

Director

Jiří Menzel

Director of Photography

Jaromír Šofr

Editor

Jiřina Lukešová

Novel

Bohumil Hrabal

Costume Design

Olga Dimitrovová

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

Status

Released

Countries

  • Czechoslovakia

Companies

  • Filmové studio Barrandov

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