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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.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Ostře sledované vlaky (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Filmové studio Barrandov, RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Menzel, Jiří, Neckář, Václav, 1943-, Bendová, Jitka, Valenta, Vladimir, Hrabal, Bohumil, 1914-1997
Format: Video VHS
Language:Czech
Language Notes:Czech dialog with English subtitles.
Published: Burbank, Calif. : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, [1984?]
Subjects:
Railroads > Czechoslovakia > Employees > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Czechoslovakia > Drama.
Czechoslovakia > Drama.
Foreign films.
Comedy films.
War films.
Motion pictures, Czech.
Feature films.
Description
Summary: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.
Item Description:Based on the novel of the same title by Bohumil Hrabal.
Videocassette release of 1966 motion picture.
A foreign film ((Czechoslovakia).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1967: Best Foreign Language Film
Production Credits:Director of photography, Jaromir Sofr ; screenplay, Bohumil Hrabal, Jiri Menzel ; editor, Jirina Lukesova ; costumes, Olga Dinitrovova ; music, Jiri Syst.