Movie·1966·1h 33m
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All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.
Country
Czechoslovakia
Language
Czech
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The Story
Original title: Ostře sledované vlaky
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.
Written By
Bohumil Hrabal
Producer
Bohumil Šmída
Cinematography
Jaromír Šofr
Music
Jiří Šust
Editor
Jiřina Lukešová
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
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
Václav Fišer
Karel Hovorka
Jiří Kodet
František Husák
Jiří Hálek
Miloslav Homola
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Crew
Jiří Menzel
Screenplay, Director
Jiří Šust
Original Music Composer
Jaromír Šofr
Director of Photography
Jiřina Lukešová
Editor
Bohumil Hrabal
Screenplay
Bohumil Šmída
Executive Producer
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