Closely Watched Trains (1966)
18/11/1966
Comedy, Drama, War
1h 33m
- 72% (235 votes)
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All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.
Overview
At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance that surrounds him, this young man embarks on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery, encountering a universe of frustration, eroticism, and adventure within his sleepy backwater depot.
- Jiří MenzelDirector, Screenplay
- Bohumil HrabalScreenplay
Original Title
Ostře sledované vlaky
Status
Released
Original Language
Czech
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- world war ii
- coming of age
- railroad
- sexual awakening
- czech new wave
- czech resistance
Top Billed Cast
Václav Neckář
Trainee Milos Hrma
Jitka Scoffin
Conducteress Masa
Vladimír Valenta
Stationmaster Max
Libuše Havelková
Max's wife
Josef Somr
Train dispatcher Hubicka
Alois Vachek
Novak
Jitka Zelenohorská
Zdenka
Vlastimil Brodský
Counselor Zednicek
Ferdinand Krůta
Masa's Uncle Noneman
Květa Fialová
The countess
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