Closely Watched Trains 1966

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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.

Released: 1966-11-18
Runtime: 93 minutes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Stars: Václav Neckář, Jitka Scoffin, Vladimír Valenta, Libuše Havelková, Josef Somr
Director: Jiří Menzel, Jiří Menzel, Jaromír Šofr, Jiřina Lukešová, Bohumil Hrabal