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Original Title: “Ostře sledované vlaky”
“All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.”
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.
Top 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
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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