Closely Watched Trains

1966 Czechoslovak film directed by Jiří Menzel
Movie film Q738526
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Closely Watched Trains

Summary

Closely Watched Trains is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Closely Watched Trains received the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[3].
  • Closely Watched Trains's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Closely Watched Trains's director is recorded as Jiří Menzel[5].
  • Closely Watched Trains's screenwriter is recorded as Jiří Menzel[6].
  • Closely Watched Trains's screenwriter is recorded as Bohumil Hrabal[7].
  • Closely Watched Trains's composer is recorded as Jiří Šust[8].
  • Closely Watched Trains's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • Closely Watched Trains's genre is recorded as comedy film[10].
  • Closely Watched Trains's based on is recorded as Closely Watched Trains[11].
  • Closely Watched Trains's cast member is recorded as Josef Somr[12].
  • Closely Watched Trains's cast member is recorded as Vlastimil Brodský[13].
  • Closely Watched Trains's cast member is recorded as Václav Neckář[14].
  • Closely Watched Trains's cast member is recorded as Jiří Menzel[15].
  • Closely Watched Trains's cast member is recorded as Pavel Landovský[16].
  • Closely Watched Trains's cast member is recorded as Milada Ježková[17].
  • Closely Watched Trains's cast member is recorded as Libuše Havelková[18].
  • Closely Watched Trains's cast member is recorded as Jitka Zelenohorská[19].
  • Closely Watched Trains's cast member is recorded as Naďa Urbánková[20].
  • Closely Watched Trains's cast member is recorded as Květa Fialová[21].
  • Closely Watched Trains's cast member is recorded as František Husák[22].
  • Closely Watched Trains's cast member is recorded as Jiří Kodet[23].
  • Closely Watched Trains's cast member is recorded as Jiří Hálek[24].
  • Closely Watched Trains's cast member is recorded as Václav Kotva[25].
  • Closely Watched Trains's cast member is recorded as Vladimír Hrabánek[26].
  • Closely Watched Trains's cast member is recorded as Vratislav Blažek[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Closely Watched Trains's producer is recorded as Carlo Ponti[28]. Its director is recorded as Jiří Menzel[5]. Screenwriters include Jiří Menzel[6] and Bohumil Hrabal[7]. Cast members include Josef Somr[12], Vlastimil Brodský[13], Václav Neckář[14], Jiří Menzel[15], Pavel Landovský[16], and Milada Ježková[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1966-11-18T00:00:00Z[29] and +1967-10-27T00:00:00Z[30]. Original languages include Czech[31] and German[32]. Genres include drama film[9] and comedy film[10].

Reception

Closely Watched Trains received the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[3]. Reviews include 7.8/10[33] and 90%[34].

Why It Matters

Closely Watched Trains ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did Closely Watched Trains receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  19. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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