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All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.
7.2(239 votes)
1966
1h 33m
Comedy
Drama
War
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.
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
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