
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
Original Title: Ostře sledované vlaky
Comedy
Drama
War
7.2 (232 votes)
1h 33m
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.
Details
- Director
- Jiří Menzel
- Writer
- Bohumil Hrabal
- Original Language
- Czech
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Alois Vachek
Ferdinand Kr?ta
Jitka Scoffin
Jitka Zelenohorská
Josef Somr
Kv?ta Fialová
Libuše Havelková
Václav Necká?
Vladimír Valenta
Vlastimil Brodský
Keywords
based on novel or book
coming of age
czech new wave
czech resistance
railroad
sexual awakening
world war ii
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