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Adam Wants to Be a Man (1959) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1959 · 83 mins · Lithuanian
- Directed by
- Vytautas Zalakevicius
- Starring
- Donatas Banionis, Algimantas Masiulis, Stasis Petronaitis, Vaclovas Blėdis, Vitalijus Puodžiukaitis, Juozas Miltinis
Set in a pre‑World War II Lithuanian town crowded with idle laborers and petty crooks, Adam is a naive dreamer without work. His only confidant, the Captain, is a weather‑worn sea veteran who spins tales of far‑off places like Singapore and Hawaii. Inspired, Adam gets a job at the emigration office, saves his wages, and plans his ticket abroad.
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