Closely Watched Trains 1966 Directed by Jiří Menzel Ostře sledované vlaky
All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.
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
Production Country
Czechoslovakia
Production Company
Filmové studio Barrandov
Release Date 18 November 1966
93 mins
Cast
Václav Neckář
Trainee Milos Hrma
Jitka Scoffin
Conducteress Masa
Vladimír Valenta
Stationmaster Max
Libuše Havelková
Max's wife
Josef Somr
Train dispatcher Hubicka
Alois Vachek
Novak
Jitka Zelenohorská
Zdenka
Vlastimil Brodský
Counselor Zednicek
Ferdinand Krůta
Masa's Uncle Noneman
Květa Fialová
The countess
Naďa Urbánková
Victoria Freie
Jiří Menzel
Dr. Brabec
Pavla Maršálková
Mutter
Milada Ježková
Zdenka's mother
Miloň Novotný
Priest
Josef Abrhám
Priest (voice)
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Director
Writers
Executive Producer
Cinematography
Composer
Editor
Production Design
Sound
Original Writer
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Makeup Artists
Hairstylists
Music
Camera Operator
Script Supervisor
Assistant Director
Additional Photography