
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
Comedy, Drama, War
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.
Director: Jiří Menzel
The 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

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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