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Closely Watched Trains (1966)

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

Genre : Comedy, Drama, War

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Jiří Menzel
Writer : Jiří Menzel, Bohumil Hrabal

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel
Director
Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Hrabal
Novel
Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel
Screenplay
Jiří Šust
Jiří Šust
Original Music Composer
Jaromír Šofr
Jaromír Šofr
Director of Photography
Jiřina Lukešová
Jiřina Lukešová
Editor
Olga Dimitrovová
Olga Dimitrovová
Costume Design
Jiří Cvrček
Jiří Cvrček
Set Decoration
Jiří Pavlík
Jiří Pavlík
Sound
Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Hrabal
Screenplay
Bohumil Kouba
Bohumil Kouba
First Assistant Director
Jana Novotná
Jana Novotná
Script
Václav Nývlt
Václav Nývlt
Dramaturgy
Jaromír Hník
Jaromír Hník
Camera Operator
Vojtěch Kuthan
Vojtěch Kuthan
Assistant Camera
Oldřich Bosák
Oldřich Bosák
Production Design
Bohumil Nový
Bohumil Nový
Assistant Production Design
Jiří Drégr
Jiří Drégr
Props
Vladimír Ježek
Vladimír Ježek
Props
Jaroslav Holub
Jaroslav Holub
Costumer
Růžena Bulíčková
Růžena Bulíčková
Costumer
Miloslav Koubek
Miloslav Koubek
Makeup & Hair
Libuše Švejdová
Libuše Švejdová
Makeup & Hair
Štěpánka Stříbrná
Štěpánka Stříbrná
Assistant Editor
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
Jiří Stach
Jiří Stach
Still Photographer
Štěpán Koníček
Štěpán Koníček
Conductor
Ladislav Fikar
Ladislav Fikar
Creative Producer
Bohumil Šmída
Bohumil Šmída
Executive Producer

Trailers and other movies

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