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Having flown for the British Royal Air Force, Czech pilot Franta Sláma (Ondrej Vetchy´) finds himself imprisoned in a post-WWII totalitarian Communist labor camp for "betraying" his country. Rewinding this story, award-winning director Jan Sverák takes us back to when Franta and his young protégé Karel Vojtisek (Krystof Hádek) escape Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to join the RAF in fighting the Germans. Frustrated at not being allowed to fly against the enemy until they can speak English and their RAF re-training is complete, a strong father/son bond between Franta and Karel quickly develops. After three months of training they are finally sent into combat, but the stress of the war, plus their mutual love for a married English woman, tests their strong friendship. DARK BLUE WORLD is a story about love, comradeship and sacrifice told with the nostalgic sentiment of classic Hollywood movies and the romance and historical backdrop of World War II.
Original Release
05/17/2001
US Release
12/28/2001
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ondrej Vetchý | Frantisek Sláma / František Sláma |
Krystof Hadek | Karel Vojtisek / Karel Vojtíšek |
Tara Fitzgerald | Susan Whitmore |
Charles Dance | Wing Commander Bentley |
Oldrich Kaiser | Jan Machatý |
David Novotný | Bedrich Mrtvý / Bedřich Mrtvý |
Linda Rybová | Hanicka Pecharova / Hanička Pecharová |
Jaromír Dulava | Railwayman Kanka / Railwayman Kaňka |
Lukás Kantor | Tom Tom / Tamtam |
Radim Fiala | Jura Sysel |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ondrej Vetchý | Frantisek Sláma / František Sláma |
Krystof Hadek | Karel Vojtisek / Karel Vojtíšek |
Tara Fitzgerald | Susan Whitmore |
Charles Dance | Wing Commander Bentley |
Oldrich Kaiser | Jan Machatý |
David Novotný | Bedrich Mrtvý / Bedřich Mrtvý |
Linda Rybová | Hanicka Pecharova / Hanička Pecharová |
Jaromír Dulava | Railwayman Kanka / Railwayman Kaňka |
Lukás Kantor | Tom Tom / Tamtam |
Radim Fiala | Jura Sysel |
Juraj Bernáth | Jan Gregora |
Miroslav Táborský | Vilha Houf / Vilda Houf |
Hans-Jörg Assmann | Doctor Blaschke |
Thure Riefenstein | German Officer Hesse |
Anna Massey | English Teacher |
Viktor Preiss | Major Skokan |
John Warnaby | RAF Instructor |
Petr Burian | Vrba Vlastik |
Cestmír Randa | Pavlata (Armourer) |
Jeremy Swift | Cpl. Pierce |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jan Sverák | Producer |
Massoud Abedi | Producer |
Eric Abraham | Producer |
Genevieve Hofmeyr | Producer |
Werner Koenig | Producer |
Jaroslav Kucera | Producer |
Domenico Procacci | Producer |
Iva Procházková | Producer |
Ed Whitmore | Producer |