Hlidac c.47


1h 48m 2008

Brief Synopsis

Josef Dousa is a railway guard who returns from the WWI hoping that he would forget all the horrors of his recent experiences in his lone-standing guard house at the side of his beautiful young wife. One day he saves the life of a young man who is about to jump under a train. However, the man falls

Film Details

Also Known As
Guard No. 47, Guard No.47, Hlidac c. 47, Watchman 47
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Thriller
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
Falcon

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 48m

Synopsis

Josef Dousa is a railway guard who returns from the WWI hoping that he would forget all the horrors of his recent experiences in his lone-standing guard house at the side of his beautiful young wife. One day he saves the life of a young man who is about to jump under a train. However, the man falls in love with Dousa's wife and arouses her passion. Dousa is hit by a bout of deafness and when his hearing returns he does not admit it to anyone--not even his wife. That is the only way he can find out about his wife's infidelity.

Film Details

Also Known As
Guard No. 47, Guard No.47, Hlidac c. 47, Watchman 47
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Thriller
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
Falcon

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 48m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States July 2008

Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czech Films 2008-2009) July 3-11, 2009.

Based on the novel ""Hlidac c.47" by Josef Kopta and published in 1926.

Released in United States July 2008 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czech Films 2008-2009) July 3-11, 2009.)