Dark Blue World (2001)

ALL 05/17/2001 (cs) Action, Drama, War 112 Min
  • Release
    05/17/2001
  • Production
    Portobello Pictures, Helkon Media, Fandango, Biograf Jan Svěrák, Česká televize, Phoenix Film Investments, Tmavomodrý svět
  • Rotten tomato
    70%
  • Original title
    Tmavomodrý svět
  • Original language
    cs
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Jan Svěrák

    Director



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Casts

  1. Ondřej Vetchý

    František Sláma

  2. Kryštof Hádek

    Karel Vojtíšek

  3. Tara Fitzgerald

    Susan Whitmore

  4. Oldřich Kaiser

    Jan Machatý

  5. Linda Rybová

    Hanička Pecharová

  6. David Novotný

    Bedřich Mrtvý

  7. Charles Dance

    Wing Commander Bentley

  8. Jaromír Dulava

    Railwayman Kaňka

  9. Lukáš Kantor

    Tamtam

  10. Juraj Bernáth

    Jan Gregora

  11. Miroslav Táborský

    Vilda Houf

  12. Hans-Jörg Assmann

    Doctor Blaschke

  13. Anna Massey

    English Teacher

  14. Thure Riefenstein

    German Officer Hesse

  15. Viktor Preiss

    Major Skokan

  16. John Warnaby

    RAF Instructor

  17. Petr Burian

    Vrba Vlastik

  18. Jeremy Swift

    Cpl. Pierce

  19. Sophie Wilcox

    WAAF Jane

  20. Charlotte Fairman

    WAAF Sally

  21. Caroline Holdaway

    Mrs. Brett

  22. Daniela Kolářová

    matka Haničky

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 22 , Crews : 100

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Dark Blue World (2001) 112 Min

ALL 05/17/2001 (cs)
Action, Drama, War
  • Release 05/17/2001
  • Production
    Portobello Pictures, Helkon Media, Fandango, Biograf Jan Svěrák, Česká televize, Phoenix Film Investments, Tmavomodrý svět
  • Original title Tmavomodrý svět
  • cs
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Jan Svěrák

    Director

  2. Zdeněk Svěrák

    Story

  3. Alois Fišárek

    Editor

  4. Eric Abraham, Jan Svěrák, Iva Procházková, Jaroslav Kučera

    Producer