
Old Ironside
1948, Czech. Directed by Václav Kubásek.
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...
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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- Released
- 3 December 1948
- Original title
- Železný dědek
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Jaroslav Zrotal, Karel Steklý, Jaroslav Mach
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Old Ironside runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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Old Ironside isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 December 1948. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Old Ironside?
If you liked Old Ironside, try What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?, No Time for Sergeants, My Sweet Little Village.
Who directed Old Ironside?
Old Ironside (1948) was directed by Václav Kubásek and stars Jaroslav Marvan, Marie Ježková, Otomar Krejča.