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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.

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Eduard CupákEduard CupákViktor Panc
  • Photo of Ivan VyskočilIvan VyskočilBretislav Laboutka
  • Photo of Jana BrejchováJana BrejchováEdita Beningerová
  • Photo of Zlata AdamovskáZlata AdamovskáNada
  • Photo of Zdeněk BlažekZdeněk Blažekprevozník Gauss
  • Photo of Naďa KonvalinkováNaďa KonvalinkováMiluska
  • Photo of Soběslav SejkSoběslav Sejkreditel Bartík
  • Photo of Alois ŠvehlíkAlois ŠvehlíkLíbal
  • Photo of Karel HeřmánekKarel HeřmánekUdo Vízner
  • Photo of Vítězslav JandákVítězslav JandákLádin

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