2007 • R • 1h 55m
6.9/10
(99 users) 
Overview
Prague, Czechoslovakia, during the inter-war period. Jan Dítě, a young and clever waiter who wants t Prague, Czechoslovakia, during the inter-war period. Jan Dítě, a young and clever waiter who wants to become a millionaire, comes to the conclusion that to achieve his ambitious goal he must be diligent, listen and observe as much as he can, be always discreet and use what he learns to his own advantage; but the turbulent tides of history will continually stand in his way.
6.9/10
(99 users) Cast / Crew 
Ivan Barnev Jan Dítě 
Oldřich Kaiser Old Jan Dítě 
Julia Jentsch Líza 
Marián Labuda Walden 
Milan Lasica Professor 
Zuzana Fialová Marcela 
Martin Huba Maître Skřivánek 
Josef Abrhám Hotel Manager Brandejs 
Jiří Lábus Prague Golden City Hotel Manager 
Rudolf Hrušínský Hotel Manager Tichota 
Pavel Nový General 
Jaromír Dulava Waiter Karel 
Petra Hřebíčková Jaruška 
Eva Kalcovská Vanda Šárka Petruželová Jůlinka 
Jiří Menzel Director 
Bohumil Hrabal Novel Jiří Menzel Screenplay Jaromír Šofr Director of Photography Jiří Brožek Editor Milan Býček Production Design Aleš Březina Original Music Composer Jiří Kačírek Jr. First Assistant Director Lukáš Viznar Second Assistant Director Zuzana Kulifay Third Assistant Director Kristián Suda Script Editor Klaus Fuxjäger Second Unit Director of Photography Karel Kaliban Camera Operator Milan Čorba Costume Designer Jiřina Pahlerová Makeup Designer
Ivan Barnev Jan Dítě Oldřich Kaiser Old Jan Dítě Julia Jentsch Líza Marián Labuda Walden Milan Lasica Professor Zuzana Fialová Marcela Martin Huba Maître Skřivánek Josef Abrhám Hotel Manager Brandejs Jiří Lábus Prague Golden City Hotel Manager Rudolf Hrušínský Hotel Manager Tichota Pavel Nový General Jaromír Dulava Waiter Karel Petra Hřebíčková Jaruška Eva Kalcovská Vanda Šárka Petruželová Jůlinka Jiří Menzel Director Bohumil Hrabal Novel Jiří Menzel Screenplay Jaromír Šofr Director of Photography Jiří Brožek Editor Milan Býček Production Design Aleš Březina Original Music Composer Jiří Kačírek Jr. First Assistant Director Lukáš Viznar Second Assistant Director Zuzana Kulifay Third Assistant Director Kristián Suda Script Editor Klaus Fuxjäger Second Unit Director of Photography Karel Kaliban Camera Operator Milan Čorba Costume Designer Jiřina Pahlerová Makeup Designer 
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