Closely Watched Trains

7.3 / 10

(220 votes)

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.

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Genre:

Comedy,

Drama,

War

Duration:

93 minutes

Year:

1966

Director:

Jiří Menzel

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Company:

Filmové studio Barrandov

Cast:
Václav Neckář

Trainee Milos Hrma

Jitka Scoffin

Conducteress Masa

Vladimír Valenta

Stationmaster Max

Libuše Havelková

Max's wife

Josef Somr

Train dispatcher Hubicka

Crew:
Olga Dimitrovová

Costume Design

Bohumil Hrabal

Novel

Jaromír Šofr

Director of Photography

Jiří Šust

Original Music Composer

Jiří Menzel

Director