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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.Read moreLess
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.
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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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Ivan BarnevJan Dítě
Oldřich KaiserOld Jan Dítě
Julia JentschLíza
Marián LabudaWalden
Milan LasicaProfessor
Zuzana FialováMarcela
Martin HubaMaître Skřivánek
Josef AbrhámHotel Manager Brandejs
Jiří LábusPrague Golden City Hotel Manager
Rudolf HrušínskýHotel Manager Tichota
Pavel NovýGeneral
Jaromír DulavaWaiter KarelExplore the crew
- Director
- Jiří Menzel
- Director of Photography
- Jaromír Šofr
- Editor
- Jiří Brožek
- Screenplay
- Jiří Menzel
- Producer
- Andrea Metcalfe
- Producer
- Robert Schaffer