Closely Watched Trains

Jiří Menzel
1966-11-18

All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.
7.3
93 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Václav Neckář Trainee Milos Hrma Unowned
Jitka Scoffin Conducteress Masa Unowned
Vladimír Valenta Stationmaster Max Unowned
Libuše Havelková Max's wife Unowned
Josef Somr Train dispatcher Hubicka Unowned
Alois Vachek Novak Unowned
Jitka Zelenohorská Zdenka Unowned
Vlastimil Brodský Counselor Zednicek Unowned
Ferdinand Krůta Masa's Uncle Noneman Unowned
Květa Fialová The countess Unowned
Naďa Urbánková Victoria Freie Unowned
Jiří Menzel Dr. Brabec Unowned
Václav Fišer Unowned
Karel Hovorka Unowned
Jiří Kodet Unowned
František Husák Unowned
Jiří Hálek Unowned
Miloslav Homola Unowned
Pavla Maršálková Mutter Unowned
Milada Ježková Zdenka's mother Unowned
Dagmar Zikánová Unowned
Bohumil Koška Unowned
Antonín Pražák Unowned
Václav Kotva Unowned
Emil Iserle Unowned
Ivan Sova Unowned
Vladimír Hrabánek Unowned
František Marek Unowned
Jana Hana Duffková Unowned
Milan Frkal Unowned
František Golyšev Unowned
Zuzana Minichová Unowned
Gustav Hrdlička Unowned
Vlasta Kahovcová Unowned
Mahulena Kulendíková Unowned
Pavel Landovský Unowned
František Novák Unowned
Vratislav Blažek Unowned
Zdeňka Tichá Unowned
Jaroslav Toms Unowned
Nora Tvrzská Unowned
Josef Vondráček Unowned
Miloň Novotný Priest Unowned
Bohumil Cajthaml Unowned
Karel Paták Unowned
Josef Abrhám Priest (voice) Unowned