Closely Watched Trains (1966)
Kernel Score: 80% · 261 ratings
Genres: Comedy, Drama, War
Released: 1966-11-18
Runtime: 93 minutes
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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Cast
- Václav Neckář as Trainee Milos Hrma
- Jitka Scoffin as Conducteress Masa
- Vladimír Valenta as Stationmaster Max
- Libuše Havelková as Max's wife
- Josef Somr as Train dispatcher Hubicka
- Alois Vachek as Novak
- Jitka Zelenohorská as Zdenka
- Vlastimil Brodský as Counselor Zednicek
- Ferdinand Krůta as Masa's Uncle Noneman
- Květa Fialová as The countess