Closely watched trains = Ostře sledované vlaky

Closely watched trains Ostře sledované vlaky

DVD - 2001

Comedy-drama about a young trainmaster employed in a tiny station during World War II. He becomes involved in a plot to blow up a German ammunition train, but when the plan backfires, he is forced to commit the ultimate act of courage.

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Subjects
Hrabal, Bohumil, > 1914-1997 > Film adaptations.
World War, 1939-1945 > Czechoslovakia > Drama.
Railroads > Czechoslovakia > Employees > Drama.
Czechoslovakia > Drama.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Genres
Feature films
Comedy films
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection [2001]
Language
Czech
English
Other Authors
Jiří Menzel (film director), Zdeněk Oves (film producer), Bohumil Hrabal, 1914-1997 (screenwriter), Václav Neckář, 1943- (actor), Jitka Bendová (-), Vladimir Valenta, 1923-2001
Edition
Full screen
Item Description
Title from opening frames (about 4:50 minutes into film) and container.
Based on the novel by Bohumil Hrabal.
Originally released as motion picture in 1966.
Includes U.S. theatrical trailer in English.
Booklet includes essay by Richard Schickel, film critic for Time and author of Matinee Idylls.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD in original 1.33:1 aspect ratio presentation; new digital transfer; Dolby digital mono.
Awards
Grand Prize, Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival, 1966. Oscar, Best Foreign Language Film, 1968.
Production Credits
Photography, Jaromír Šofr ; editor, Jiřini Lukesová ; music, Jiří Šust.
ISBN
9780780024564
Contents unavailable.

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