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Dark Blue World

Dark Blue World

20016.81h 52m

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.

Directed by Jan Svěrák
Written by Zdeněk Svěrák
Produced by Eric Abraham, Jan Svěrák, Iva Procházková
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0M0

Top Cast

Ondřej Vetchý

Ondřej Vetchý

František Sláma

Kryštof Hádek

Kryštof Hádek

Karel Vojtíšek

Tara Fitzgerald

Tara Fitzgerald

Susan Whitmore

Oldřich Kaiser

Oldřich Kaiser

Jan Machatý

Linda Rybová

Linda Rybová

Hanička Pecharová

David Novotný

David Novotný

Bedřich Mrtvý

Charles Dance

Charles Dance

Wing Commander Bentley

Jaromír Dulava

Jaromír Dulava

Railwayman Kaňka

L

Lukáš Kantor

Tamtam

Juraj Bernáth

Juraj Bernáth

Jan Gregora

Themes & Keywords

czechworld war iipilotromanceaviationaerial combat1940sbattle of britain

About Dark Blue World

Dark Blue World is a action, drama, war film released in 2001 exploring themes of czech, world war ii, pilot, romance, aviation, aerial combat. Directed by Jan Svěrák, it stars Ondřej Vetchý, Kryštof Hádek, Tara Fitzgerald. 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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