The Young Man and Moby Dick (1979)
Good-looking Edita Beningerová (Jana Brejchová) arrives at a chemical factory in the North Bohemian town of Ústí nad Labem together with her young assistant Nada (Zlata Adamovská). She is hoping that her ex-husband, outstanding practical chemical engineer Vik Panc (Eduard Cupák), will help her conduct an experiment to validate her proposed theoretical method of isolating cholesterol from lanolin. The success of Edita's invention is crucial for her career at the Prague Institute of Chemistry. Vik's roommate from his hostel Bréta (Ivan Vyskocil) is thrilled. He will finally meet the mysterious and fascinating Edita about whom he has learned so much from Vik.
Director:
Jaromil Jireš
Writers:
Jaromil Jireš, Mária Rudlovčáková.
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Eduard Cupák as Viktor Panc |
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Ivan Vyskočil as Bretislav Laboutka |
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Jana Brejchová as Edita Beningerová |
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Zlata Adamovská as Nada |
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Zdeněk Blažek as prevozník Gauss |
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Naďa Konvalinková as Miluska |
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Soběslav Sejk as reditel Bartík |
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Alois Švehlík as Líbal |
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Karel Heřmánek as Udo Vízner |
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Vítězslav Jandák as Ládin |
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Bohuslav Čáp as |
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Jana Andresíková as Delnice |
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Lenka Termerová as Tehotná delnice |
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Ludmila Vostrčilová as |
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Jana Robenková as |
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Jaroslav Radimecký as |
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Josef Střecha as |
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Jiří Lír as |
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Jan Kotva as |
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Karel Hovorka as |
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Jiří Nebeský as |
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Karel Hábl as |
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Karel Engel as |
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Jan Kanyza as Ládin (voice) |
| Camera | Emil Sirotek | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jaromil Jireš | Screenplay |
| Writing | Miroslav Hladký | Creative Producer |
| Directing | Miloš Kohout | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Svatava Sophová | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zdena Šnajdarová | Lead Costumer |
| Crew | Zdeněk Dufek | Dramaturgy |
| Art | Rudolf Kinský | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Milan Kopecký | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Oldřich Bosák | Production Design |
| Art | Zdeněk Jeřábek | Set Decoration |
| Art | Viktor Gajdoš | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Michal Vostřez | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Michal Kulič | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Mária Rudlovčáková | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | A. Pavlíková | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valerie Černá | Makeup & Hair |
| Lighting | Otta Pšenička | Gaffer |
| Sound | Ladislav Štaidl | Conductor |
| Production | Eliška Nejedlá | Production Manager |
| Sound | Antonín Kravka | Sound |
| Sound | Milivoj Uzelac | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eva Vrbovcová | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | František Příhoda | Makeup & Hair |
| Editing | Jana Šimonová | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Růžena Hejsková | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Jan Kuděla | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Josef Valušiak | Editor |
| Sound | Ladislav Štaidl | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Bohumil Nový | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Miroslav Stibr | Set Decoration |
| Production | Dagmar Jonášová | Assistant Production Manager |
| Camera | Barbora Brožková | Clapper Loader |
| Directing | Jaromil Jireš | Director |
| Writing | Vladimír Páral | Novel |
| Production | Jana Koubová | Unit Manager |
| Production | Ladislav Beneš | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Adriena Váchová | Script Supervisor |