Closely Watched Trains

Nov 18, 1966

1h 33m

★ 7.2

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

War

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

Closely Watched Trains Trailers

Cast

Trainee Milos Hrma

Václav Neckář

Conducteress Masa

Jitka Scoffin

Stationmaster Max

Vladimír Valenta

Max's wife

Libuše Havelková

Train dispatcher Hubicka

Josef Somr

Novak

Alois Vachek

Zdenka

Jitka Zelenohorská

Counselor Zednicek

Vlastimil Brodský

Masa's Uncle Noneman

Ferdinand Krůta

The countess

Květa Fialová

Victoria Freie

Naďa Urbánková

Dr. Brabec

Jiří Menzel

Peter is a cheerful -- but not very obedient -- boy from a very ordinary family in pre-war Rotterdam. His many pranks amuse some and cause a lot of trouble to others, even making the front pages of the big city newspapers. His growing popularity brings him many new friends, but also some very powerful enemies.

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