Closely Watched Trains

Closely Watched Trains

93 mins | Drama, Comedy, War | Nov. 18, 1966

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.

Closely Watched Trains

93 mins | Drama, Comedy, War | Nov. 18, 1966

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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Ostře sledované vlaky
Directors Bohumil Kouba, Jiří Menzel
Writers Ladislav Fikar, Bohumil Hrabal, Jiří Menzel