Closely Watched Trains
First aired on Nov 18, 1966
70%
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 of frustration, eroticism, and adventure within his sleepy backwater depot.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Václav Neckář | Trainee Milos Hrma
Jitka Scoffin | Conducteress Masa
Vladimír Valenta | Stationmaster Max
Libuše Havelková | Max's wife
Josef Somr | Train dispatcher Hubicka
Alois Vachek | Novak
Featured Crew
Jiří Menzel | Screenplay
Jiří Menzel | Director
Jaromír Šofr | Director of Photography
Jiřina Lukešová | Editor
Bohumil Hrabal | Novel
Olga Dimitrovová | Costume Design
