Summary:
Czechoslovakia, 1963. Jan Díte is released from prison after serving 15 years. He goes into semi exile in a deserted village near the German border. In flashbacks, he tells his story: he's a small, clever and quick-witted young man, stubbornly naïve, a vendor at a train station. Thanks to a patron, he becomes a waiter at upscale hotels and restaurants. We see him discover how the wealthy tick and how to please women. He strives to be a millionaire with his own hotel. Before the war, he meets Líza, a German woman in Prague. Is this his ticket to wealth or his undoing? Meanwhile, we see Jan putting a life together after prison: why was he sentenced, and who will he become?
| Runtime: | 120 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for sexual content and nudity. |
| Production: | Barrandov Studios |
| Genres: | Drama, Comedy, Romance, War |
| Countries: | Czech Republic, Slovakia |
| Languages: | English, German, French, Italian, Czech, Korean |
| Home Release Date: | Feb 17, 2009 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Jirí Menzel | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Bohumil Hrabal | Novel |
| Jirí Menzel | Writer |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ivan Barnev | |
| Julia Jentsch | |
| Oldrich Kaiser |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| István Szabó | Stock Marketeer |
| Jaromír Dulava | Waiter Karel |
| Jirí Lábus | Hotel Boss |
| Jirí Sesták | Waiter |
| Josef Abrhám | Hotelier Brandejs |
| Marián Labuda | Walden |
| Martin Huba | |
| Milan Lasica | Professor |
| Pavel Nový | General |
| Petr Ctvrtnícek | Stockbroker |
| Rudolf Hrusínský | Tichota |
| Tonya Graves | Abyssinian Emperor |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Andrea Metcalfe | Executive Producer: AQS |
| Helena Uldrichová | Co-Producer: Barrandov Studio |
| Petr Dvorak | Co-Producer: TV Nova |
| Robert Schaffer | Executive Producer: AQS |
| Rudolf Biermann | Producer |
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