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Closely Watched Trains

1966 • 1h33m Comedy, Drama, War

Rating

7.2/10

Popularity

2

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

Screenplay

Jiří Menzel

Bohumil Hrabal

Cast

Václav Neckář

Jitka Scoffin

Vladimír Valenta

Release date

11/18/1966

Status

Released

Origin country

XC

Vote count

253