Old Ironside
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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...
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Jaroslav Marvan
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Václav Kubásek Director · Karel Steklý Screenplay Jaroslav Mach Screenplay
First release December 30, 1944 · Produced in XC · Original title Železný dědek
Production
Československý státní film
Production
XC
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Languages
Original title
Železný dědek
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Czechia · December 30, 1944
XC · December 3, 1948
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Slovakia
December 3, 1948
XC
January 14, 1955 · TV · ČST
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