Closely Watched Trains
movie
All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.
Released November 18, 1966
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.
Cast
Václav Neckář
as
Trainee Milos Hrma
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Jitka Scoffin
as
Conducteress Masa
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Vladimír Valenta
as
Stationmaster Max
Libuše Havelková
as
Max's wife
Josef Somr
as
Train dispatcher Hubicka
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Alois Vachek
as
Novak
Jitka Zelenohorská
as
Zdenka
Vlastimil Brodský
as
Counselor Zednicek
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Ferdinand Krůta
as
Masa's Uncle Noneman
Květa Fialová
as
The countess
Naďa Urbánková
as
Victoria Freie
Jiří Menzel
as
Dr. Brabec
Crew
Jiří Menzel
as
Screenplay
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Jiří Šust
as
Original Music Composer
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Jaromír Šofr
as
Director of Photography
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Jiřina Lukešová
as
Editor
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Olga Dimitrovová
as
Costume Design
Jiří Menzel
as
Director
Bohumil Hrabal
as
Novel
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Jiří Cvrček
as
Set Decoration
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Jiří Pavlík
as
Sound
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Oldřich Bosák
as
Production Design
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Václav Nývlt
as
Dramaturgy
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Miloslav Koubek
as
Makeup & Hair