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All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman. - Closely Watched Trains
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Title: Closely Watched Trains

Release Date: 18 Nov 1966

Runtime: 1h 33m

Genre: Comedy, Drama, War

Director: Filmové studio Barrandov

Production Companies: Filmové studio Barrandov

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 7.3 (228 votes)

Cast

  • Trainee Milos Hrma: Václav Neckář
  • Conducteress Masa: Jitka Scoffin
  • Stationmaster Max: Vladimír Valenta
  • Max's wife: Libuše Havelková
  • Train dispatcher Hubicka: Josef Somr
  • Novak: Alois Vachek
  • Zdenka: Jitka Zelenohorská
  • Counselor Zednicek: Vlastimil Brodský
  • Masa's Uncle Noneman: Ferdinand Krůta
  • The countess: Květa Fialová
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