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Closely Watched Trains (1966)
"Ostre sledované vlaky" (original title)

 -  Comedy | Drama | War  -  18 November 1966 (Czechoslovakia)
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An apprentice train dispatcher at a village station seeks his first sexual encounter and becomes despondent when he is unable to perform.

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Cast overview, first billed only:
Václav Neckár ...
Milos Hrma
Josef Somr ...
Hubicka
Vlastimil Brodský ...
Zednicek
Vladimír Valenta ...
Max
Alois Vachek ...
Novak
Ferdinand Kruta ...
Uncle Noneman
Jitka Scoffin ...
Masa (as Jitka Bendová)
Jitka Zelenohorská ...
Zdenka
Nada Urbánková ...
Victoria Freie
Libuse Havelková ...
Max's wife
Kveta Fialová ...
The countess
Pavla Marsálková ...
Mother
Milada Jezková ...
Zdenka's mother
Zuzana Minichova
Václav Fiser ...
Plasterer (as V. Fiser)
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A young man follows his father's footsteps and joins the railway company, where he learns the job and has his first affair. Set in the country, during the German occupation. Written by Michael Crew <m.crew@bbcnc.org.uk>

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train | apprentice | young man | village | train dispatcher | See more »

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

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Comedy | Drama | War

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18 November 1966 (Czechoslovakia)  »

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Closely Watched Trains  »

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In the opening sequence, the "German" tank shown during the anecdote about Janos' grandfather is a Soviet SU-152 "tank killer" of WWII vintage. See more »

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The blanket covering the stamped girl changes between shots. See more »

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It made me choose my profession
6 October 1998 | by (Uppsala) – See all my reviews

I saw this film at film-school. Ever since, I have rated this film as one of the very best, its beauty, seriousness, sensualism and cinematography. It is all black and white, but so full of life. I am myself a cinematographer today.

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