I Served the King of England becomes box office hit

Jiri Menzel's new film "I Served the King of England" has become a box office hit in the Czech Republic. The Association of Film Distributors says that since its premiere in January it has been seen by 600.000 viewers, making 67 million crowns. I served the King of England is the Oscar winning director's sixth adaptation of works by Bohumil Hrabal. It was voted film of the year at the Czech Lion Awards this weekend, where it picked up four prizes, and it recently won the International Federation of Film Critics Award at the Berlinale 2007 Film Festival.