Old Ironside (film) explained

Old Ironside
Director:Václav Kubásek
Producer:Rudolf Fencl
Starring:Jaroslav Marvan
Marie Ježková
Otomar Krejča
Cinematography:Josef Střecha
Editing:Josef Dobřichovský
Studio:Československý státní film
Distributor:Československý státní film
Runtime:83 minutes
Country:Czechoslovakia

Old Ironside (Czech: Železný dědek) is a 1948 Czech comedy drama film directed by Václav Kubásek and starring Jaroslav Marvan, Marie Ježková and Otomar Krejča. It was shot at the Barrandov Studios in Prague and on location at various stations on the railway between Prague and Beroun. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alois Mecera. It was released in several Eastern Bloc countries by distributor Sovexport.

Synopsis

During the final weeks of the Second World War, experienced engine driver tries to protect his beloved locomotive from an attack by dive bombers, but is injured and the engine is damaged. He is facing retirement but alarmed that his old engine is to be scrapped, he leads some apprentices to help restore her. He then helps to avert a dangerous accident on the railway and is invited back to work.

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