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Closely Watched Trains poster

Closely Watched Trains (1966)

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.

Release: 1966-11-18
Runtime: 93 min
Rating: 7.2 / 10
Cast
Václav Neckář
Václav Neckář
Trainee Milos Hrma
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Jitka Scoffin
Conducteress Masa
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Vladimír Valenta
Stationmaster Max
Libuše Havelková
Libuše Havelková
Max's wife
Josef Somr
Josef Somr
Train dispatcher Hubicka
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Alois Vachek
Novak
Jitka Zelenohorská
Jitka Zelenohorská
Zdenka
Vlastimil Brodský
Vlastimil Brodský
Counselor Zednicek
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Ferdinand Krůta
Masa's Uncle Noneman
Květa Fialová
Květa Fialová
The countess
Naďa Urbánková
Naďa Urbánková
Victoria Freie
Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel
Dr. Brabec
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Václav Fišer
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Karel Hovorka
Jiří Kodet
Jiří Kodet
František Husák
František Husák
Jiří Hálek
Jiří Hálek
Miloslav Homola
Miloslav Homola