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Dark Blue World (2001)

Tmavomodrý svět

R 112 minutes CS 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.

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Ondřej Vetchý

František Sláma

Kryštof Hádek

Karel Vojtíšek

Tara Fitzgerald

Susan Whitmore

Oldřich Kaiser

Jan Machatý

Linda Rybová

Hanička Pecharová

David Novotný

Bedřich Mrtvý

Charles Dance

Wing Commander Bentley

Jaromír Dulava

Railwayman Kaňka

Lukáš Kantor

Tamtam

Juraj Bernáth

Jan Gregora

Miroslav Táborský

Vilda Houf

Hans-Jörg Assmann

Doctor Blaschke

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Production crew

Věra Mírová

Costume Design

Pavel Krejci

Construction Manager

Ing. Milos Volpalensky

Construction Manager

Vratislav Vosicka

Generator Operator

Karel Vaňásek

Property Master

Tomás Lylo

Boom Operator

Jan Svěrák

Director

Vaclav Mottl

Second Assistant Director

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Production companies: Portobello Pictures, Helkon Media, Fandango, Biograf Jan Svěrák, Česká televize, Phoenix Film Investments, Tmavomodrý svět

Production countries: France, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom

Budget: $5,000,000

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R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.)

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