Coach to Vienna (1966)

Original title

Kočár do Vídně

Directed by

Karel Kachyňa

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Czechoslovakia

Runtime

1h 15m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman is forced to transport two German soldiers through the Czech countryside near the end of World War II. She must navigate the dangers of the journey and her own feelings about the men she is helping.

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What happens

Coach to Vienna (Czech: Kočár do Vídně; in USA released as Carriage to Vienna) is a 1966 Czechoslovak war drama directed by Karel Kachyňa. The film was awarded the third prize at Karlovy Vary Film Festival in 1966, however it was also denounced as "disgraceful ideological mischief", anti-Czech, anti-German and anti-partisan by some critics. The film was banned from distribution after Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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