Closely Watched Trains (1967)

  • NR
  • 06/17/1967 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama, War
  • 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.

Jiří Menzel

Director, Screenplay

Bohumil Hrabal

Novel, Screenplay

Cast

Václav Neckář's headshot

Václav Neckář

Trainee Milos Hrma
Jitka Scoffin's headshot

Jitka Scoffin

Conducteress Masa
Vladimír Valenta's headshot

Vladimír Valenta

Stationmaster Max
Libuše Havelková's headshot

Libuše Havelková

Max's wife
Josef Somr's headshot

Josef Somr

Train dispatcher Hubicka
Alois Vachek's headshot

Alois Vachek

Novak
Jitka Zelenohorská's headshot

Jitka Zelenohorská

Zdenka
Vlastimil Brodský's headshot

Vlastimil Brodský

Counselor Zednicek

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