Closely Watched Trains

All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.

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.

• Release date
• November 18, 1966
• Runtime
• 93 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Drama, War
• Director
• Jiří Menzel

Cast

Václav Neckář Trainee Milos Hrma

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Jitka Scoffin Conducteress Masa

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Vladimír Valenta Stationmaster Max Libuše Havelková Max's wife Josef Somr Train dispatcher Hubicka

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Alois Vachek Novak Jitka Zelenohorská Zdenka Vlastimil Brodský Counselor Zednicek