Dark Blue World (2001)

Dark Blue World (2001)

2001-05-17 France, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom 112 Min. PG-13
7 80 votes

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.

Cast

Ondřej Vetchý is František Sláma
František Sláma
Kryštof Hádek is Karel Vojtíšek
Karel Vojtíšek
Tara Fitzgerald is Susan Whitmore
Susan Whitmore
Oldřich Kaiser is Jan Machatý
Jan Machatý
Linda Rybová is Hanička Pecharová
Hanička Pecharová
David Novotný is Bedřich Mrtvý
Bedřich Mrtvý
Charles Dance is Wing Commander Bentley
Wing Commander Bentley
Jaromír Dulava is Railwayman Kaňka
Railwayman Kaňka
Juraj Bernáth is Jan Gregora
Jan Gregora
Hans-Jörg Assmann is Doctor Blaschke
Doctor Blaschke