The Young Man and Moby Dick
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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.
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Cast
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Eduard Cupák
Viktor Panc
Known for
Witchhammer
Ivan Vyskočil
Bretislav Laboutka
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The Flying Cestmir
Jaromil Jireš
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Zvláštní schopnosti
Mária Dufková-Rudlovcáková
Jana Brejchová
Edita Beningerová
Known for
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Beauty and the Beast
Zlata Adamovská
Nada
Also in
Women on the Run
Ordinace v růžové zahradě
Vladimír Páral
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Windstorm
Zdeněk Blažek
prevozník Gauss
Also in
The End of Agent W4C
Slavné historky zbojnické
Naďa Konvalinková
Miluska
Known for
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Soběslav Sejk
reditel Bartík
Also in
A Prague Underworld
Žena za pultem
Alois Švehlík
Líbal
Also in
Burning Bush
Mária Terézia
Karel Heřmánek
Udo Vízner
Known for
Stalingrad
Kolya
Jaromil Jireš Director · Mária Rudlovčáková Screenplay Vladimír Páral Author
First release July 1, 1979 · Produced in XC · Production Barrandov Studios
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Barrandov Studios
Production
XC
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Original title
Mladý muž a bílá velryba
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Slovakia · July 1, 1979
XC · July 13, 1979
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
May 15, 1982 · TV premiere
Russia
August 1, 1979 · Moscow Film Festival
Russia
August 1, 1979 · Premiere · Moscow Film Festival
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