1966 · 93 min · NR

Closely Watched Trains

Name: Closely Watched Trains
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Released: 1966
Duration: 93 min
Cast: Václav Neckář, Jitka Scoffin, Vladimír Valenta, Libuše Havelková, Josef Somr

Directed by Jiří Menzel · Comedy, Drama, War

Closely Watched Trains (1966) is a Comedy film, directed by Jiří Menzel set in Czechoslovakia during the 1940s.

Themes of coming of age run throughout.

Composer

Jiří Šust

Cinematography

Jaromír Šofr

Cast

Václav NeckářJitka ScoffinVladimír ValentaLibuše HavelkováJosef SomrAlois VachekJitka ZelenohorskáVlastimil Brodský

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Czechoslovakia

Setting

Rural

When

1940s

Premise & themes

Themes

Coming Of Age

Tone

Darkly ComicMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Historical Fiction