The Best Student Harvard Ever Had | 2

The Pirate of Prague

Apple TV+ / Blanchard House

True Crime, News, Society & Culture

4.2 • 849 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

How it all started: After escaping communist Czechoslovakia, the wily young Viktor orchestrates a trip to America by posing as a physics prodigy. Taken in by a generous college professor, Viktor then runs off with the man’s wife and talks his way into Harvard. Returning to Prague just as communism is imploding, Viktor spots an opportunity that will change his fortunes forever.

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0:00.0	I'm going into airplane mode.
0:02.4	Okay.
0:05.9	Now, which one am I reading here?
0:07.5	The top one of the bottom one.
0:14.6	May 1997, somewhere over Asia.
0:24.1	What can I get you, Mr. Cajni?
0:26.7	The young businessman settles back in his challenger private jet.
0:31.2	Allow me to recline the seat for you.
0:33.4	The plush, plump, calf-skin seat caresses his buttocks.
0:39.0	There you go, sir.
0:40.3	That soft, cream-colored leather, it smells so good.
0:44.8	Can I offer you the Dom Perignon, 1962?
0:48.1	The champagne?
0:49.5	Or the crook, 1975.
0:52.6	It's exquisite.
0:54.3	Just don't spill it on that leather, okay?
0:56.7	Yes, it's a wonderful vintage.
1:00.2	Oysters.
1:01.3	And the hors d'oeuvres?
1:02.5	Or beluga caviar.
1:04.2	Ooh, ooh.
1:07.1	Man, this is the way to travel.
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