| Closely Watched Trains | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jiří Menzel |
| Screenplay by | Bohumil Hrabal Jiří Menzel |
| Based on | Closely Watched Trains 1965 novel by Bohumil Hrabal |
| Produced by | Zdeněk Oves |
| Starring | Václav Neckář Jitka Bendová Josef Somr Vlastimil Brodský Vladimír Valenta |
| Cinematography | Jaromír Šofr |
| Edited by | Jiřina Lukešová |
| Music by | Jiří Šust |
Production companies | Barrandov Studios Ceskoslovensky Film |
| Distributed by | Ústřední půjčovna filmů |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Languages | Czech German |
| Box office | $1,500,000 (US/ Canada)[1] |
Closely Watched Trains (Czech: Ostře Sledované Vlaky) is a 1966 Czechoslovakian New Wave coming-of-age comedy film directed by Jiří Menzel and 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 novel 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.[2] Nowadays the movie is assessed as one of the finest works of the Czech New Cinema.
- ^ "Big Rental Films of 1968", Variety, 8 January 1969 p 15. Please note this figure is a rental accruing to distributors.
- ^ "The 40th Academy Awards (1968) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-12.