The Young Man and Moby Dick (1979)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1979-07-13
Runtime: 89 minutes
Director: Jaromil Jireš
Top Cast
- Eduard Cupák as Viktor Panc
- Ivan Vyskočil as Bretislav Laboutka
- Jana Brejchová as Edita Beningerová
- Zlata Adamovská as Nada
- Zdeněk Blažek as prevozník Gauss
- Naďa Konvalinková as Miluska
- Soběslav Sejk as reditel Bartík
- Alois Švehlík as Líbal
- Karel Heřmánek as Udo Vízner
- Vítězslav Jandák as Ládin
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