The Young Man and Moby Dick
1979, Czech. Directed by Jaromil Jireš.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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Cast & crew
- Jaromil JirešDirector
- Eduard CupákViktor Panc
- Ivan VyskočilBretislav Laboutka
- Jana BrejchováEdita Beningerová
- Zlata AdamovskáNada
- Zdeněk Blažekprevozník Gauss
- Naďa KonvalinkováMiluska
- Soběslav Sejkreditel Bartík
- Alois ŠvehlíkLíbal
- Karel HeřmánekUdo Vízner
- Vítězslav JandákLádin
- Bohuslav ČápCast
- Jana AndresíkováDelnice
Details
- Released
- 13 July 1979
- Original title
- Mladý muž a bílá velryba
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Jaromil Jireš, Mária Rudlovčáková
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What The Young Man and Moby Dick is based on
The Young Man and Moby Dick is adapted from a novel.
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The Young Man and Moby Dick runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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The Young Man and Moby Dick isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 July 1979. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Young Man and Moby Dick?
The Young Man and Moby Dick (1979) was directed by Jaromil Jireš and stars Eduard Cupák, Ivan Vyskočil, Jana Brejchová.
What is The Young Man and Moby Dick based on?
The Young Man and Moby Dick is adapted from a novel.