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

19661h 33mComedyDramaWar
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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.

Cast

Václav NeckářVáclav NeckářTrainee Milos Hrma
Jitka ScoffinConducteress Masa
Vladimír ValentaStationmaster Max
Libuše HavelkováLibuše HavelkováMax's wife
Josef SomrJosef SomrTrain dispatcher Hubicka
Alois VachekNovak
Jitka ZelenohorskáJitka ZelenohorskáZdenka
Vlastimil BrodskýVlastimil BrodskýCounselor Zednicek
Ferdinand KrůtaMasa's Uncle Noneman
Květa FialováKvěta FialováThe countess
Naďa UrbánkováNaďa UrbánkováVictoria Freie
Jiří MenzelJiří MenzelDr. Brabec

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DirectorJiří Menzel

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Original TitleOstře sledované vlaky
Release DateNovember 18, 1966
LanguagesCzech, German
StudiosFilmové studio Barrandov
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