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Adam Wants to Be a Man

19601h 23mVytautas Žalakevičius

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In a pre-WWII Lithuanian town, occupied with unemployed workers and crooks of various kinds, lives Adam, a naive young man with no job and a lot of dreams. His closest friend is the Captain, an old sea wolf with many tales to tell about Singapore, Hawaii and other equally exotic and sunny places. Inspired by his stories, Adam manages to get a job in an emigration bureau and starts saving for his ticket to leave abroad.

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AdolescenciaAmadurecimento

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What is Adam Wants to Be a Man (1960) about?

In a pre-WWII Lithuanian town, occupied with unemployed workers and crooks of various kinds, lives Adam, a naive young man with no job and a lot of dreams. His closest friend is the Captain, an old sea wolf with many tales to tell about Singapore, Hawaii and other equally exotic and sunny places. Inspired by his stories, Adam manages to get a job in an emigration bureau and starts saving for his…

Who stars in Adam Wants to Be a Man?

Adam Wants to Be a Man stars Vitalijus Puodžiukaitis (Adam), Audrone Bajerciute (Liuce), Stasis Petronaitis (Petras), Juozas Miltinis (Captain), Valerijonas Derkintis (Petras' father). The film was directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius.

How long is Adam Wants to Be a Man?

Adam Wants to Be a Man has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1960.

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