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Dark Blue World (2001)

Dark Blue World (2001)

Action Drama War
Release Date: 2001, May 17
Directors: Jan Svěrák
Countries: Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, France, United Kingdom, Italy
Production: Portobello Pictures, Helkon Media, Fandango, Biograf Jan Svěrák, Česká televize, Phoenix Film Investments, Tmavomodrý svět
Cast: Charles Dance, Hans-Jörg Assmann, Jeremy Swift, Tara Fitzgerald, John Warnaby, Miroslav Táborský, Anna Massey, Kryštof Hádek, Ondřej Vetchý, Sophie Wilcox, David Novotný, Thure Riefenstein

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.

Keywords:

world war ii 1940s pilot romance aviation aerial combat czech battle of britain