Closely Watched Trains (1966)

11/18/1966 (XC) • 1h 33m

Comedy, Drama, War

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.

Top Billed Cast

Václav Neckář

Trainee Milos Hrma

Jitka Scoffin

Conducteress Masa

Vladimír Valenta

Stationmaster Max

Josef Somr

Train dispatcher Hubicka

Vlastimil Brodský

Counselor Zednicek

Ferdinand Krůta

Masa's Uncle Noneman


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Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

based on novel or book

world war ii

coming of age

railroad

sexual awakening

czech new wave

czech resistance

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