Closely Watched Trains (1966)

7.2/10 93 min Comedy Drama War

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.

Cast

Václav Neckář

Trainee Milos Hrma

Libuše Havelková

Max's wife

Josef Somr

Train dispatcher Hubicka

Jitka Zelenohorská

Zdenka

Vlastimil Brodský

Counselor Zednicek

Květa Fialová

The countess

Naďa Urbánková

Victoria Freie

Jiří Menzel

Dr. Brabec

Jiří Kodet

František Husák

Jiří Hálek

Miloslav Homola

Milada Ježková

Zdenka's mother

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