Closely Watched Trains
1966/11/18 • Released • Czech, German
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.
Director : Jiří Menzel
Casts
Václav Neckář
Trainee Milos Hrma
Libuše Havelková
Max's wife
Josef Somr
Train dispatcher Hubicka
Jitka Zelenohorská
Zdenka
Vlastimil Brodský
Counselor Zednicek
Květa Fialová
The countess
Naďa Urbánková
Victoria Freie
Jiří Menzel
Dr. Brabec
Jiří Kodet
František Husák
Jiří Hálek
Miloslav Homola
Milada Ježková
Zdenka's mother
Pavel Landovský
Josef Abrhám
Priest (voice)
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