

Closely Watched Trains
All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.
Genres
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
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
93 min
Release Date
1966-11-18
Status
Released
Original Language
Czech
Vote Count
239
Vote Average
7.2
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
Jitka Zelenohorská
Zdenka
Vlastimil Brodský
Counselor Zednicek
Ferdinand Krůta
Masa's Uncle Noneman
Květa Fialová
The countess
Naďa Urbánková
Victoria Freie
Jiří Menzel
Dr. Brabec
Václav Fišer
Karel Hovorka
Jiří Kodet
František Husák
Jiří Hálek
Miloslav Homola
Pavla Maršálková
Mutter
Milada Ježková
Zdenka's mother
Dagmar Zikánová
Bohumil Koška
Antonín Pražák
Václav Kotva
Emil Iserle
Ivan Sova
Vladimír Hrabánek
František Marek
Jana Hana Duffková
Milan Frkal
František Golyšev
Zuzana Minichová
Gustav Hrdlička
Vlasta Kahovcová
Mahulena Kulendíková
Pavel Landovský
František Novák
Vratislav Blažek
Zdeňka Tichá
Jaroslav Toms
Nora Tvrzská
Josef Vondráček
Miloň Novotný
Priest
Bohumil Cajthaml
Karel Paták
Josef Abrhám
Priest (voice)
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