Adapted from the 1965 novella by Bohumil Hrabal . Release: 1966 (Czechoslovakia); 1967 (International).
Won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1968. Closely Watched Trains(1966)
(1966) is a landmark of world cinema and a cornerstone of the Czechoslovak New Wave . Directed by Jiří Menzel and based on a novella by Bohumil Hrabal, it masterfully blends deadpan comedy with tragic wartime reality. Production Overview Director: Jiří Menzel (his feature debut at age 27). Adapted from the 1965 novella by Bohumil Hrabal
A quiet railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia during the final stages of WWII. Plot and Key Characters Closely Watched Trains(1966)