Closely Watched Trains (1966)

Name: Closely Watched Trains
Director: Jiří Menzel
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Released: 1966-11-18
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Václav Neckář, Jitka Scoffin, Vladimír Valenta, Libuše Havelková, Josef Somr

Closely Watched Trains (1966) is a Comedy, Drama, War film directed by Jiří Menzel, rated 7.2/10 by 273 viewers.

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.

Where to stream (US): Criterion Channel, Klassiki.

Directed by Jiří Menzel. Starring Václav Neckář, Jitka Scoffin, Vladimír Valenta, Libuše Havelková, Josef Somr.