Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains

Closely Watched Trains

7.2
November 18, 1966
1h 33m

"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

Cast

Václav Neckář

Václav Neckář

Trainee Milos Hrma

Jitka Scoffin

Conducteress Masa

Vladimír Valenta

Stationmaster Max

Libuše Havelková

Libuše Havelková

Max's wife

Josef Somr

Josef Somr

Train dispatcher Hubicka