Closely Watched Trains (1966)
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Jitka Zelenohorská
Zdenka
Vlastimil Brodský
Counselor Zednicek
Ferdinand Krůta
Masa's Uncle Noneman
Květa Fialová
The countess
Naďa Urbánková
Victoria Freie
Jiří Menzel
Dr. Brabec / Director / Screenplay
Pavla Maršálková
Mutter
Milada Ježková
Zdenka's mother
Miloň Novotný
Priest
Josef Abrhám
Priest (voice)
Bohumil Hrabal
Novel / Screenplay
Jiří Šust
Original Music Composer
Jaromír Šofr
Director of Photography
Jiřina Lukešová
Editor
Olga Dimitrovová
Costume Design
Jiří Cvrček
Set Decoration
Jiří Pavlík
Sound
Bohumil Kouba
First Assistant Director
Jana Novotná
Script
Václav Nývlt
Dramaturgy
Jaromír Hník
Camera Operator
Vojtěch Kuthan
Assistant Camera
Oldřich Bosák
Production Design
Bohumil Nový
Assistant Production Design
Jiří Drégr
Props
Vladimír Ježek
Props
Jaroslav Holub
Costumer
Růžena Bulíčková
Costumer
Miloslav Koubek
Makeup & Hair
Libuše Švejdová
Makeup & Hair
Štěpánka Stříbrná
Assistant Editor
Zdeněk Oves
Production Manager
Otakar Jiříček
Unit Production Manager
Jaroslav Vágner
Unit Production Manager
Ctibor Jeřábek
Assistant Production Manager
Jiří Stach
Still Photographer
Štěpán Koníček
Conductor
Ladislav Fikar
Creative Producer
Bohumil Šmída
Executive Producer
Jiří Kodet
František Husák
Vratislav Blažek
Bohumil Cajthaml
Karel Paták
Vladimír Hrabánek
Vlasta Kahovcová
Jaroslav Toms
František Marek
Jana Hana Duffková
František Golyšev
Milan Frkal
Václav Fišer
Karel Hovorka
Zdeňka Tichá
Josef Vondráček
Mahulena Kulendíková
Antonín Pražák
Ivan Sova
Dagmar Zikánová
Bohumil Koška
Pavel Landovský
František Novák
Václav Kotva
Emil Iserle
Zuzana Minichová
Gustav Hrdlička
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 18, 1966
Original NameOstře sledované vlaky
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Filming LocationsLoděnice, Czech Republic
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
world war ii
railway
based on novel or book
coming of age
sexual awakening
czech new wave
czech resistance
Wiki.
Closely Watched Trains (Czech: Ostře Sledované Vlaky) is a 1966 Czechoslovakian New Wave coming-of-age comedy film directed by Jiří Menzel and is one of the best-known films of the Czechoslovak New Wave. It was released in the United Kingdom as Closely Observed Trains. It is a story about a young man working at a train station in German-occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II. The film is based on a 1965 novel by Bohumil Hrabal. It was produced by Barrandov Studios and filmed on location in Central Bohemia. Released outside Czechoslovakia during 1967, it received widespread acclaim and won the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 40th Academy Awards in 1968. Nowadays the movie is assessed as one of the finest works of the Czech New Cinema.
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