Closely Watched Trains (Ostře sledované vlaky) 58 years old

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

Closely Watched Trains

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.

Credits

Closely Watched Trains Cast

Name Character
Libuše Havelková She was 42, 92 years old when she died as Max's wife
Jitka Scoffin as Conducteress Masa
Jitka Zelenohorská She was 20, now 78 years old as Zdenka
Milada Ježková She was 56, 83 years old when she died as Zdenka's mother
Jiří Menzel He was 28, now 86 years old as Dr. Brabec
Pavla Maršálková She was 49, 72 years old when she died as Mutter
Naďa Urbánková She was 27, now 85 years old as Victoria Freie
Václav Neckář He was 23, now 81 years old as Trainee Milos Hrma
Vladimír Valenta He was 8, now 66 years old as Stationmaster Max
Vlastimil Brodský He was 45, 81 years old when he died as Counselor Zednicek
Josef Somr He was 32, now 90 years old as Train dispatcher Hubicka
Květa Fialová She was 37, 88 years old when she died as The countess
Alois Vachek as Novak
Ferdinand Krůta He was 46, 72 years old when he died as Masa's Uncle Noneman

Closely Watched Trains Crew

Name Department
Carlo Ponti as Executive Producer. He was 53 (94) years old when He died Production
Zdenek Oves as Producer. Production
Jiří Šust as Original Music Composer. He was 47 (75) years old when He died Sound
Jaromír Šofr as Director of Photography. He was 27 (now 85) years old Camera
Jiřina Lukešová as Editor. She was 47 (90) years old when She died Editing
Oldřich Bosák as Art Direction. He was 44 (74) years old when He died Art
Olga Dimitrovová as Costume Design. She was 33 (now 91) years old Costume & Make-Up
Miloslav Koubek as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
Closely Watched Trains poster
Closely Watched Trains (58 years)

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

  • Release day: Friday, November 18, 1966
  • Runtime: 93 minutes