Closely Watched Trains (1966)
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.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | cs |
| Popularity | 2.785625 |
Directed By
Jiří Menzel
Crew
Jiří Menzel
Bohumil Hrabal
Jiří Menzel
Jiří Šust
Jaromír Šofr
Jiřina Lukešová
Olga Dimitrovová
Jiří Cvrček
Jiří Pavlík
Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Kouba
Jana Novotná
Václav Nývlt
Jaromír Hník
Vojtěch Kuthan
Oldřich Bosák
Bohumil Nový
Jiří Drégr
Vladimír Ježek
Jaroslav Holub
Růžena Bulíčková
Miloslav Koubek
Libuše Švejdová
Štěpánka Stříbrná
Zdeněk Oves
Otakar Jiříček
Jaroslav Vágner
Ctibor Jeřábek
Jiří Stach
Štěpán Koníček
Ladislav Fikar
Bohumil Šmída
TOP 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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