Closely Watched Trains (1966)
All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.
1966 · 1h 33m · Comedy, Drama, War
Genres: Comedy, Drama, War
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…
Director: Jiří Menzel
Writers: Jiří Menzel, Bohumil Hrabal
Music by: Jiří Šust
Cinematography: Jaromír Šofr
Editor: Jiřina Lukešová
Rated 7.2/10 by 275 viewers
Cast
Václav Neckář as Trainee Milos HrmaJitka Scoffin as Conducteress MasaVladimír Valenta as Stationmaster MaxLibuše Havelková as Max's wifeJosef Somr as Train dispatcher HubickaAlois Vachek as NovakJitka Zelenohorská as ZdenkaVlastimil Brodský as Counselor ZednicekFerdinand Krůta as Masa's Uncle NonemanKvěta Fialová as The countessNaďa Urbánková as Victoria FreieJiří Menzel as Dr. BrabecMore like this
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