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Closely Watched Trains

Ostře sledované vlaky

1966

At a sleepy provincial railway station in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, a bashful young apprentice frets over his lack of romantic experience even as the war and the resistance draw closer. Jiří Menzel's tender, Oscar-winning New Wave comedy.

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A Czech Republic feature retained for Policy-v7 quality, contribution, and subject-integrity comparison.

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