Dark Blue World (2001)
Overview
Lt. Franta Slama is a top pilot in the Czech Air Force who is assigned to train a promising young flier, Karel Vojtisek, and they soon become friends. When Nazi Germany invades Czechoslovakia in 1939, they both reject the authority of their new leaders and escape to England where they join other Czech exiles in the RAF. While flying a mission over England, Karel crash lands and happens upon the farmhouse of Susan, a young woman whose husband is in the Navy. Karel soon falls head over heels for Susan but, while they enjoy a brief fling, in time Susan decides she prefers the company of the older and more worldly Franta. As Franta and Karel struggle to maintain their friendship despite their romantic rivalry.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $5,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | cs |
| Popularity | 9.411 |
Directed By
Jan Svěrák
Crew
Zdeněk Svěrák
Zdeněk Svěrák
Eric Abraham
Jan Svěrák
Jan Svěrák
Iva Procházková
Ivan Vorlíček
Soňa Ticháčková
Věra Mírová
Vaclav Mottl
Ing. Milos Volpalensky
Karel Vaňásek
Martin Šácha
Terry Hoffman
Nada Chrástová
Nasmie Majiet
Mykola Hejko
Petr Stýblo
Jaroslav Sinkule
Frédéric North
Tomás Lylo
Miloš Kohout
Jimmy Slabbert
Vratislav Vosicka
Jaroslav Kolman
Adela Valkova
Václav Zajíček
Roman Bandas
Radim Stefan
Pavel Krejci
Karel Havelka
Vaclav Ksandr
Petr Procházka
Justin Youens
Milena Adamová
František Wirth
Petra Zachová
Jiri Koubik
Johanna Kohtz
Caroline Raymond
Ivan Frössl
Harold Kaprielian
Karolina Jirova
Ray Hanna
Emil Remenec
Charly Koidl
Renata Čihulková
Adam Dvořák
Patricie Šoptenková
Natascha Leite
Leigh Clarke
Ladislav Mackerle
Jan Unger
Ladislav Procházka
Eva Nietschová
Zdenek Hurt
Jarka Zajicková
Tim Price
Gert Uys
Jitka Švecová
Tilo Seiffert
Renata Sodomová
Miroslav Petru
Luc Malhomme
Klára Bukovská
Nigel Lamb
Markéta Maková
Jo Farr
Martin Kořínek
Oldřich Oliva
Pavel Rejholec
Ladislav Lahoda
Jan Bobrowska
Magdalena Bičíková
Jan Vlasák
Zbyněk Mikulík
Jakub Bily
Ivana Langhammerová
Viktor Ekrt
Tracey Malone
Václav Novák
Jaroslav Matys
Ales Dlabac
Dennis Lowe
Chris Lomax
Zdeněk Klika
Jiří Hanzl
Doreen Jones
Zdenek Urban
Mick Snell
Alois Fišárek
Jiri Krystof
Martin Pavek
Jaroslav Betka
Charles McDonald
Ondřej Soukup
Vladimír Smutný
Jaroslav Kučera
David Rauch
Ramūnas Greičius
TOP CAST
Ondřej Vetchý
František Sláma
Kryštof Hádek
Karel Vojtíšek
Tara Fitzgerald
Susan Whitmore
Oldřich Kaiser
Jan Machatý
Linda Rybová
Hanička Pecharová
David Novotný
Bedřich Mrtvý
Charles Dance
Wing Commander Bentley
Jaromír Dulava
Railwayman Kaňka
Lukáš Kantor
Tamtam
Juraj Bernáth
Jan Gregora
Miroslav Táborský
Vilda Houf
Hans-Jörg Assmann
Doctor Blaschke
Anna Massey
English Teacher
Thure Riefenstein
German Officer Hesse
Viktor Preiss
Major Skokan
John Warnaby
RAF Instructor
Petr Burian
Vrba Vlastik
Jeremy Swift
Cpl. Pierce
Sophie Wilcox
WAAF Jane
Charlotte Fairman
WAAF Sally
Caroline Holdaway
Mrs. Brett
Daniela Kolářová
matka Haničky
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