🎬 Closely Watched Trains (1966)

Václav Neckář is a Czech singer and actor who rose to fame in the 1960s as a pop performer. He is internationally known for his lead role in Jiří Menzel's Oscar-winning film Closely Watched Trains (1966). He has continued performing as a live music artist throughout the decades.

Jiří Menzel is a Czech film and theatre director, best known internationally for Closely Watched Trains (1966), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His work is closely associated with the Czech New Wave and the literary world of Bohumil Hrabal. Alongside his film career he has directed numerous…

​Květa Fialová se narodila na Slovensku, v obci Vel'ké Dravce v okrese Lučenec. Její maminka byla výtvarnice, vedle malby se věnovala i sochaření. Na Slovensku žila rodina do roku 1938, kdy je slovenští nacionalisté přinutili odejít do Čech. Z konce 2. světové války si dospívající Květa odnesla nanejvýš traumatizující…

Vlastimil Brodský was a Czech actor and one of the most prominent figures of 20th-century Czech film and theatre. He was known for both comedic and dramatic roles, including collaborations with director Jiří Menzel. He appeared in the film Farářův konec (1968, dir. Evald Schorm).

Josef Somr is a Czech actor known for his work in theatre and film. He gained wide recognition for his lead role as Ludvík in Jaromil Jireš's film The Joke (Žert, 1968), based on Milan Kundera's debut novel. He is considered one of the notable faces of the Czech New Wave cinema.

Libuše Havelková was a Czech film and theatre actress, best known for her roles in Czechoslovak films of the 1950s and 1960s. She appeared in the popular comedy Starci na chmelu (1964), playing one of the lead female roles. She was a notable figure of Czech acting of her era.