Closely Watched Trains (1966)
Original title: Ostře sledované vlaky
Closely Watched Trains is a 1966 Czech-language comedy movie directed by Jiří Menzel, with a running time of 1h 33m. It stars Václav Neckář, Jitka Scoffin and Vladimír Valenta.
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.
Where to watch Closely Watched Trains
Stream: Criterion Channel, Klassiki
Rent: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Cast
- Václav Neckář as Trainee Milos Hrma
- Jitka Scoffin as Conducteress Masa
- Vladimír Valenta as Stationmaster Max
- Libuše Havelková as Max's wife
- Josef Somr as Train dispatcher Hubicka
- Alois Vachek as Novak
- Jitka Zelenohorská as Zdenka
- Vlastimil Brodský as Counselor Zednicek
- Ferdinand Krůta as Masa's Uncle Noneman
- Květa Fialová as The countess
- Naďa Urbánková as Victoria Freie
- Jiří Menzel as Dr. Brabec