Closely Watched Trains (Ostře sledované vlaky) 57 years old
All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.
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 77 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 (57 years)
All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.
- Release day: Friday, November 18, 1966
- Runtime: 93 minutes