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Closely Watched Trains(1966)
Status: Released
Date: 1966-11-18
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234 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.
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.
Languages: Czech, German.
Countries:
Czechoslovakia
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Movie: Closely Watched Trains
Top 10 Billed Cast
Václav Neckář
Trainee Milos Hrma
Libuše Havelková
Max's wife
Josef Somr
Train dispatcher Hubicka
Jitka Zelenohorská
Zdenka
Vlastimil Brodský
Counselor Zednicek
Květa Fialová
The countess
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