Coach to Vienna (Czech: Kočár do Vídně; in USA released as Carriage to Vienna) is a 1966 Czechoslovak war drama directed by Karel Kachyňa.[1] 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.[2]
Coach to Vienna | |
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Directed by | Karel Kachyňa |
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Cinematography | Josef Illík |
Edited by | Miroslav Hájek |
Music by | Jan Novák |
Distributed by | Ústřední půjčovna filmů |
Release date | 11 November 1966 |
Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
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Budget | 1,450,000 Kčs |
In May 1945 two Wehrmacht deserters force a young Czech widow to transport them to Vienna. She sees this as an opportunity to avenge her husband who was executed by the Nazis.
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