Closely Watched Trains (1966)
Directed by Jiří Menzel
1h 33m
Comedy
| Drama
| War
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.
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
Crew
Jiří Menzel
Director
Bohumil Hrabal
Novel
Jiří Menzel
Screenplay
Jiří Šust
Original Music Composer
Jaromír Šofr
Director of Photography
Jiřina Lukešová
Editor
Olga Dimitrovová
Costume Design
Jiří Cvrček
Set Decoration
Jiří Pavlík
Sound
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