
$1m worldwide in 1965 — $15m in today's money.
As released$1mIn 2026 money$15mRank5,489 of 8,589In 196524 of 29
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 100, awards 42. Half each, so Praise lands at 100.
Critics100 → 50Awards42 → 21
Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.
Judged directly: Criterion Oscar winner, canonical Czech film.
Verdict45 of 100IMDb8.2 from 10kWikipedia2k views a monthAge61 years
If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.
Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.
Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.
No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Ida Kamińska, Jozef Kroner, František Zvarík, Hana Slivková.