One of the most famous films to emerge from the Czech New Wave of the '60s, this Oscar-winning black comedy is a real treat. Like a bastard child of Clerks and 'Allo 'Allo, it's set during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia where railwayman Milos (Václav Neckár) tries to dodge Herr Flick-style Gestapo officers and the partisan resistance. He's only interested in playing Thomas the Tank Engine with dusky conductress Masa (Jitka Bendová). Alas, he's plagued by premature ejaculation...
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