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 | 5.551 |
Directed By
Jan Svěrák
Crew
Zdeněk Svěrák
Zdeněk Svěrák
Jan Svěrák
Eric Abraham
Iva Procházková
Jan Svěrák
Soňa Ticháčková
Ivan Vorlíček
Věra Mírová
Mykola Hejko
Vaclav Mottl
Pavel Krejci
Ing. Milos Volpalensky
Roman Bandas
Karel Vaňásek
Tomás Lylo
Petr Stýblo
Jaroslav Kolman
Miloš Kohout
Martin Šácha
Karel Havelka
Jimmy Slabbert
Adela Valkova
Vaclav Ksandr
Petr Procházka
František Wirth
Václav Zajíček
Justin Youens
Vratislav Vosicka
Nasmie Majiet
Jaroslav Sinkule
Radim Stefan
Terry Hoffman
Frédéric North
Milena Adamová
Nada Chrástová
Karolina Jirova
Ladislav Procházka
Jitka Švecová
Patricie Šoptenková
Petra Zachová
Ray Hanna
Charly Koidl
Jiri Koubik
Nigel Lamb
Ladislav Mackerle
Eva Nietschová
Johanna Kohtz
Renata Čihulková
Markéta Maková
Jarka Zajicková
Tilo Seiffert
Klára Bukovská
Natascha Leite
Renata Sodomová
Caroline Raymond
Zdenek Hurt
Miroslav Petru
Leigh Clarke
Jan Unger
Adam Dvořák
Ivan Frössl
Harold Kaprielian
Luc Malhomme
Tim Price
Emil Remenec
Gert Uys
Alois Fišárek
Jan Vlasák
Václav Novák
Zdeněk Klika
Ivana Langhammerová
Jo Farr
Martin Kořínek
Oldřich Oliva
Zbyněk Mikulík
Viktor Ekrt
Pavel Rejholec
Ales Dlabac
Jaroslav Matys
Zdenek Urban
Dennis Lowe
Jiri Krystof
Ladislav Lahoda
Chris Lomax
Jiří Hanzl
Jaroslav Betka
Doreen Jones
Jan Bobrowska
Tracey Malone
Charles McDonald
Mick Snell
Martin Pavek
Jakub Bily
Magdalena Bičíková
Jaroslav Kučera
Vladimír Smutný
Ondřej Soukup
David Rauch
Ramūnas Greičius
Ryan Stuart
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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