Closely Watched Trains (1966)
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.
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.

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Cast

Václav Neckář Václav Neckář As: Trainee Milos Hrma
Jitka Scoffin Jitka Scoffin As: Conducteress Masa
Vladimír Valenta Vladimír Valenta As: Stationmaster Max
Libuše Havelková Libuše Havelková As: Max's wife
Josef Somr Josef Somr As: Train dispatcher Hubicka
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.
Certification: 15

Details

Genres: Comedy, Drama, War

Language: Český, Deutsch

Release Date: 18 November 1966

Country: XC

Runtime: 93m

Company Credits

Company: Filmové studio Barrandov

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Cast

Directed By

Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

Director

Bohumil Kouba

Bohumil Kouba

First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Bohumil Hrabal

Bohumil Hrabal

Novel

Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

Screenplay

Bohumil Hrabal

Bohumil Hrabal

Screenplay

Ladislav Fikar

Ladislav Fikar

Creative Producer

Production Crew

Zdeněk Oves

Zdeněk Oves

Production Manager

Otakar Jiříček

Otakar Jiříček

Unit Production Manager

Jaroslav Vágner

Jaroslav Vágner

Unit Production Manager

Ctibor Jeřábek

Ctibor Jeřábek

Assistant Production Manager

Bohumil Šmída

Bohumil Šmída

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Sound

Jiří Šust

Jiří Šust

Original Music Composer

Jiří Pavlík

Jiří Pavlík

Sound

Štěpán Koníček

Štěpán Koníček

Conductor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jaromír Šofr

Jaromír Šofr

Director of Photography

Jaromír Hník

Jaromír Hník

Camera Operator

Vojtěch Kuthan

Vojtěch Kuthan

Assistant Camera

Jiří Stach

Jiří Stach

Still Photographer

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Jiří Cvrček

Jiří Cvrček

Set Decoration

Oldřich Bosák

Oldřich Bosák

Production Design

Bohumil Nový

Bohumil Nový

Assistant Production Design

Jiří Drégr

Jiří Drégr

Props

Vladimír Ježek

Vladimír Ježek

Props

Other Crew

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