Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains

Closely Watched Trains

1966·1h 33m
7.2/ 10 (265 votes)

All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.

ComedyDramaWar

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.

Trailer

Director

Jiří Menzel

Writers

Jiří Menzel, Bohumil Hrabal

Where to Watch

Stream

Criterion Channel
Klassiki

Rent

Apple TV Store
Fandango At Home

Buy

Apple TV Store
Fandango At Home

Cast

Václav Neckář

Václav Neckář

Trainee Milos Hrma

?

Jitka Scoffin

Conducteress Masa

?

Vladimír Valenta

Stationmaster Max

Libuše Havelková

Libuše Havelková

Max's wife

Josef Somr

Josef Somr

Train dispatcher Hubicka

?

Alois Vachek

Novak

Jitka Zelenohorská

Jitka Zelenohorská

Zdenka

Vlastimil Brodský

Vlastimil Brodský

Counselor Zednicek

?

Ferdinand Krůta

Masa's Uncle Noneman

Květa Fialová

Květa Fialová

The countess

Details

Language

cs

Status

Released