Closely Watched Trains

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 & Crew

Director

Jiří Menzel

Václav Neckář

Trainee Milos Hrma

Jitka Scoffin

Conducteress Masa

Vladimír Valenta

Stationmaster Max

Libuše Havelková

Max's wife

Josef Somr

Train dispatcher Hubicka

Alois Vachek

Novak