Tmavomodrý svět (2001)

UK:: 12 US:: R Action Drama War

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.

Updated May 10 2020

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Runtime: 112 mins Budget: $5,000,000 Rating: 7.0

Cast

Jeremy Swift

Vasilliy Bolodnikov

Charles Dance

Lord Dudley

Anna Massey

Helen Stephens

Ondřej Vetchý

Dubánek (voice)

Thure Riefenstein

German Officer Hesse

Hans-Jörg Assmann

Doctor Blaschke

Tara Fitzgerald

Miriam

Daniela Kolářová

Eliška Tkalounová