Closely Watched Trains (1966)
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.
Watch nowComedy, Drama, War
Cast
- 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
Where to watch Closely Watched Trains
Criterion Channel, Klassiki
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