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Closely Watched Trains

7.219661h 33mMovieComedyDramaWar

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…

DirectorJiří Menzel
WritersJiří Menzel·Bohumil Hrabal
ProducerBohumil Šmída

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Cast · Directed by Jiří Menzel

VNVáclav Neckář
Václav Neckář
Trainee Milos Hrma
JS
Jitka Scoffin
Conducteress Masa
VV
Vladimír Valenta
Stationmaster Max
LHLibuše Havelková
Libuše Havelková
Max's wife
JSJosef Somr
Josef Somr
Train dispatcher Hubicka
AV
Alois Vachek
Novak
JZJitka Zelenohorská
Jitka Zelenohorská
Zdenka
VBVlastimil Brodský
Vlastimil Brodský
Counselor Zednicek
FK
Ferdinand Krůta
Masa's Uncle Noneman
KFKvěta Fialová
Květa Fialová
The countess
NUNaďa Urbánková
Naďa Urbánková
Victoria Freie
JMJiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel
Dr. Brabec

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Closely Watched Trains is streaming on Criterion Channel and Klassiki in United States, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. It's not currently on Netflix.

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