Closely Watched Trains

All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.

7.219661h 33mReleased
Comedy
Drama
War

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.

StatusReleased
Release Date1966-11-18
Runtime1h 33m
LanguagesČeskýDeutsch
CountriesCzechoslovakia

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CinemaSerf

Oct 26, 2025

7/10

“Milos” (Václav Neckár) is about to start his new job as a trainee dispatcher on the Czech railways, and is proudly sporting his new uniform as he proudly arrives for duty. He is to work with “Hubicka” (Josef Somr) who has a penchant for the ladies and that merely serves to remind our young man that as yet, he has only very limited experience with

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