Dark Blue World (2001)

  • R
  • 12/28/2001 (US)
  • Action, Drama, War
  • 1h 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.

Zdeněk Svěrák

Story, Screenplay

Jan Svěrák

Director

Cast

Ondřej Vetchý's headshot

Ondřej Vetchý

František Sláma
Kryštof Hádek's headshot

Kryštof Hádek

Karel Vojtíšek
Tara Fitzgerald's headshot

Tara Fitzgerald

Susan Whitmore
Oldřich Kaiser's headshot

Oldřich Kaiser

Jan Machatý
Linda Rybová's headshot

Linda Rybová

Hanička Pecharová
David Novotný's headshot

David Novotný

Bedřich Mrtvý
Charles Dance's headshot

Charles Dance

Wing Commander Bentley
Jaromír Dulava's headshot

Jaromír Dulava

Railwayman Kaňka

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