The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
At the end of the war, the old train driver Matys saves his beloved locomotive Líza from depth charges. However, the locomotive is damaged and he is injured. At a critical moment, he stands in for his son-in-law, also a train driver, and thus prevents a train accident. Despite this, he is sent into retirement. To show what the "iron old man" can do, he reconstructs Líza with a group of apprentices...
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Key crew
- Václav KubásekDirector
- Miloš SmatekOriginal Music Composer
- Karel SteklýScreenplay
- Jaroslav MachScreenplay
Cast
- Jaroslav MarvanCast
- Marie JežkováCast
- Otomar KrejčaCast
- Marie KautskáCast
- Vítězslav BočekCast
- Vladimír HlavatýCast
- J. O. MartinCast
- Lubomír LipskýCast
- Emil BolekCast
- Stanislav NeumannCast
- Ladislav KulhánekCast
- Karla KučerováCast
Themes
1940s