

Closely Watched Trains
1966 Directed by Jiří MenzelAt 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.
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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
Director
...........................................................Jiří Menzel
Executive Producer
...........................................................Bohumil Šmída
Screenplay
...........................................................Jiří Menzel
Original Music Composer
...........................................................Jiří Šust
Director of Photography
...........................................................Jaromír Šofr
Editor
...........................................................Jiřina Lukešová
Costume Design
...........................................................Olga Dimitrovová
Production Companies
...................................................Filmové studio Barrandov
Production Countries
........................................................Czechoslovakia
Spoken Languages
....................................................Český
Deutsch
Genres
....................................................Comedy
Drama
War
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