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Closely Watched Trains (1966)

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Reviews Counted:48

Fresh:43

Rotten:5

Average Rating:7.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: The 1966 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film, "Closely Watched Trains" is a charming look at the life a young train conductor during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia. He is ineptly... [More]

Starring: Vaclav Neckar, Jitka Bendova, Vladimir Valenta

Director: Jiri Menzel

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Sep 18, 2001

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11/23/09

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Beauuuutiful.When this movie began I thought "oh no... this is just too random". And it actually... More

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11/13/09

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10/20/09

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9/18/09

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3/24/09

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3/1/09

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Had an instantaneous reaction to this one, probably one of the best films I've seen in recent... More

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2/24/09

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Peter Brook�s adaptation of Lord of the Flies is hardly melodramatic and even disturbing in... More

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2/17/09

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9/21/08

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Part office hijinx comedy, part coming-of-age drama, part social revolution politi-thriller,... More

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9/5/08

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Closely Watched Trains was kind of a shock to watch. I would never have expected a coming-of-age... More

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8/18/08

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3/24/08

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