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) |
| Art | Viktor Gajdoš | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Jaromil Jireš | Screenplay |
| Camera | Emil Sirotek | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Mária Rudlovčáková | Screenplay |
| Art | Rudolf Kinský | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zdena Šnajdarová | Lead Costumer |
| Writing | Miroslav Hladký | Creative Producer |
| Art | Zdeněk Jeřábek | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Svatava Sophová | Costume Design |
| Sound | Antonín Kravka | Sound |
| Art | Miroslav Stibr | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Růžena Hejsková | Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Otta Pšenička | Gaffer |
| Camera | Jan Kuděla | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | František Příhoda | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valerie Černá | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Dagmar Jonášová | Assistant Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eva Vrbovcová | Costumer |
| Art | Oldřich Bosák | Production Design |
| Camera | Michal Kulič | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Jana Šimonová | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Ladislav Štaidl | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Zdeněk Dufek | Dramaturgy |
| Directing | Miloš Kohout | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michal Vostřez | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | A. Pavlíková | Costumer |
| Production | Eliška Nejedlá | Production Manager |
| Art | Bohumil Nový | Assistant Production Design |
| Camera | Milan Kopecký | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Ladislav Štaidl | Conductor |
| Editing | Josef Valušiak | Editor |
| Camera | Barbora Brožková | Clapper Loader |
| Sound | Milivoj Uzelac | Conductor |
| Writing | Vladimír Páral | Novel |
| Directing | Jaromil Jireš | Director |
| Production | Jana Koubová | Unit Manager |
| Production | Ladislav Beneš | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Adriena Váchová | Script Supervisor |