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Closely Watched Trains (1966)

1h 33m | PG-13

⭐ 7.234 / 10

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.

Director: Jiří Menzel

Studio: Filmové studio Barrandov

Genre: Comedy, Drama, War

Video: 720p

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Cast

Václav Neckář

Václav Neckář

as Trainee Milos Hrma

Jitka Scoffin

Jitka Scoffin

as Conducteress Masa

Vladimír Valenta

Vladimír Valenta

as Stationmaster Max

Libuše Havelková

Libuše Havelková

as Max's wife

Josef Somr

Josef Somr

as Train dispatcher Hubicka

Alois Vachek

Alois Vachek

as Novak