Director(s)Jiří Menzel
Producer(s)Zdenek Oves
Top GenresComedy, Drama, War
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Closely Watched Trains (1967) was a Drama - Comedy Film directed by Jiří Menzel and produced by Zdenek Oves.

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Closely Watched Trains (1966)

By Beatrice on Jun 5, 2019 From Flickers in Time

Closely Watched Trains (Ostre sledovane vlaky) Directed by Jiri Menzel Bohumil Hrabal and Jiri Menzel from Hrabal’s novel 1966/Czechoslovakia Flivome studio Barrandov Repeat viewing/Netflix rental A totally charming coming-of-age comedy. The setting is German-occupied WWII Czechoslovakia. ?Y... Read full article


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In the opening sequence, the "German" tank shown during the anecdote about Janos' grandfather is a Soviet SU-152 "tank killer" of WWII vintage.
Voted One of the Year's Ten Best Films by the 1967 New York Times Film Critics.
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