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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.

ComedyDramaWar

Release: 1966-11-18Runtime: 93 minRating: 7.21 (264)

Cast

Václav Neckář

Václav Neckář

Trainee Milos Hrma

Jitka Scoffin

Conducteress Masa

Vladimír Valenta

Stationmaster Max

Libuše Havelková

Libuše Havelková

Max's wife

Josef Somr

Josef Somr

Train dispatcher Hubicka

Alois Vachek

Novak

Jitka Zelenohorská

Jitka Zelenohorská

Zdenka

Vlastimil Brodský

Vlastimil Brodský

Counselor Zednicek

Ferdinand Krůta

Masa's Uncle Noneman

Květa Fialová

Květa Fialová

The countess

Crew

Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

Screenplay

Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

Director

Jaromír Šofr

Director of Photography

Jiřina Lukešová

Editor

Bohumil Hrabal

Bohumil Hrabal

Novel

Olga Dimitrovová

Costume Design

Jiří Šust

Original Music Composer

Jiří Cvrček

Set Decoration

Jiří Pavlík

Sound

Vladimír Ježek

Props

Clips & Videos

Closely Watched Trains - Trailer

Closely Watched Trains - Trailer