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Closely Watched Trains

Ostře sledované vlaky

1966 · Released · 92 min · Czechoslovakia · Czech, German

Drama Comedy

Closely Watched Trains (Czech: Ostře sledované vlaky) is a 1966 Czechoslovak coming-of-age comedy film. Directed by Jiří Menzel, it is one of the best-known films of the Czechoslovak New Wave. It was released in the United Kingdom as Closely Observed Trains. It is a story about a young man working at a train station in German-occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II. The film is based on a 1965 novella by Bohumil Hrabal. It was produced by Barrandov Studios and filmed on location in Central Bohemia. Released outside Czechoslovakia during 1967, it received widespread acclaim and won the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 40th Academy Awards in 1968. Nowadays the movie is assessed as one of the finest works of the Czech New Cinema.

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Also known as

Deutsch
Liebe nach Fahrplan
Español
Trenes rigurosamente vigilados
Français
Trains étroitement surveillés
Italiano
Treni strettamente sorvegliati
日本語
厳重に監視された列車
한국어
가까이서 본 기차
Polski
Pociągi pod specjalnym nadzorem

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