Ostře sledované vlaky = Closely watched trains / Janus Films ; Československý filmový ústav ; Ústřední půjčovna filmů v Praze ; scénář Bohumil Hrabal, Jiří Menzel ; dramaturg, Václav Nývlt ; vedouci výroby, Zdeněk Oves ; režie, Jiří Menzel ; Filmové studio Barrandov.

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) Criterion collection ; 131. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Authors:	Nývlt, Václav, 1930-1999 (Adapter) Sust, Jiří, 1919-1995 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Janus Films (Production company) Československý filmový ústav (Production company) Ústřední půjčovna filmů (Prague, Czech Republic) (Production company) Filmové studio Barrandov (Production company) Criterion Collection (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors:	Menzel, Jiří (Film director, Screenwriter) Oves, Zdeněk (Film producer) Hrabal, Bohumil, 1914-1997 (Screenwriter) Neckář, Václav, 1943- (Actor) Bendová, Jitka (Actor) Valenta, Vladimir, 1923-2001 (Actor) Šofr, Jaromír, 1939- (Cinematographer)
Language:	Czech English
Language of the Original:	Czech
Language and/or Writing System:	In Czech with optional English subtitles.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 131. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Hrabal, Bohumil, > 1914-1997 > Film adaptations. Hrabal, Bohumil, > 1914-1997. World War, 1939-1945 > Czechoslovakia > Drama. Czechoslovakia > Drama. Railroads > Czechoslovakia > Employees > Drama. Railroads > Employees. Czechoslovakia. 1939-1945 Druhá světová válka > Československa republika > Činohra. Foreign language films > Czech. Comedy films. Comedy films > Czechoslovakia. War films. War films > Czechoslovakia. Historical films. Historical films > Czechoslovakia. Feature films. Feature films > Czechoslovakia. Fiction films. Foreign films. Motion pictures > Czechoslovakia. Czech language films. Drama. Film adaptations.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Foreign language films Comedy films. Comedy films War films. War films Historical films. Historical films Feature films. Feature films Fiction films. Foreign films. Motion pictures Czech language films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (1 folded sheet (8 pages) : illustrations ; 19 x 50 cm folded to 19 x 13 cm).
Variant Title:	Closely watched trains.
Format:	Video DVD