Adapted from the 1965 novella by Bohumil Hrabal . Release: 1966 (Czechoslovakia); 1967 (International).

The film follows (Václav Neckář), a bumbling, naive apprentice train dispatcher. Unlike traditional war films, the "hero" is initially indifferent to the conflict, preoccupied instead with his own sexual insecurities and desire to lose his virginity. Core Storyline Closely Watched Trains movie review - Roger Ebert

A quiet railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia during the final stages of WWII. Plot and Key Characters

Won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1968.