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.
Title | Closely Watched Trains |
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Year | 1966 |
Genre | Comedy, Drama, War |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Studio | Filmové studio Barrandov |
Cast | Václav Neckář, Jitka Scoffin, Vladimír Valenta, Libuše Havelková, Josef Somr, Alois Vachek |
Crew | Jiří Menzel (Director), Bohumil Hrabal (Novel), Jiří Menzel (Screenplay), Jiří Šust (Original Music Composer), Jaromír Šofr (Director of Photography), Jiřina Lukešová (Editor) |
Keyword | based on novel or book, world war ii, coming of age, railroad, sexual awakening, czech new wave, czech resistance |
Release | Nov 18, 1966 |
Runtime | 93 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.30 / 10 by 223 users |
Popularity | 11 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | Český, Deutsch |