Directed by:
Jan SvěrákScreenplay:
Zdeněk SvěrákCinematography:
Vladimír SmutnýCast:
Ondřej Vetchý, Kryštof Hádek, Tara Fitzgerald, Charles Dance, Oldřich Kaiser, David Novotný, Linda Rybová, Jaromír Dulava, Lukáš Kantor, Radim Fiala (more)VOD (1)
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In 1939, as Hitler and Germany ran roughshod over Eastern Europe, many people escaped, including Czech pilots who joined up with the British Royal Air Force to fight the Nazis. Jan Sverák's moving war drama, DARK BLUE WORLD, details the story of one such group of Czech pilots who are at first laughed at by their British superiors until they prove themselves in the air. Ondrej Vetchy stars as Franta Sláma, the father figure to this motley group of men who desperately want to win back their country. Krystof Hádek plays Karel Vojtísek, Franta's young daredevil protegee who falls in love with an older British woman, Susan (Tara Fitzgerald), whose soldier husband is missing in action. When Franta and Susan grow close, everything threatens to erupt. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Ondřej Vetchý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/188/164188679_4d6eec.jpg)
Ondřej Vetchý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
The Elementary School (1991)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
![Kryštof Hádek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/060/165060278_017d4b.png)
Kryštof Hádek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light (2023)
Dark Blue World (2001)
The Cage (2019) (TV movie)
![Tara Fitzgerald](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/755/163755602_ec98b3.jpg)
Tara Fitzgerald
UK
Best movies:
Dark Blue World (2001)
The Woman in White (1997) (TV movie)
The Student Prince (1997) (TV movie)
![Charles Dance](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/028/164028272_463ed3.jpg)
Charles Dance
UK
Best movies:
Don Bosco (2004) (TV movie)
Hilary and Jackie (1998)
The Imitation Game (2014)
![Oldřich Kaiser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/971/163971357_4a2abb.png)
Oldřich Kaiser
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
U Tlučhořů (2010) (theatrical recording)
Rozčarovaní (1982) (TV movie)
Přišel na večeři (1981) (theatrical recording)
![David Novotný](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/218/164218800_bf4762.jpg)
David Novotný
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Oblomov (2002) (theatrical recording)
Teremin (2010) (theatrical recording)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
![Linda Rybová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/139/161139451_6279a1.jpg)
Linda Rybová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Chef Speciality (1999) (TV movie)
Dark Blue World (2001)
Slečna Julie (1999) (theatrical recording)
![Jaromír Dulava](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/484/159484801_b8b594.jpg)
Jaromír Dulava
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Czech Soda (1998)
Dámský krejčí (2012) (theatrical recording)
The Black Barons (1992)
![Lukáš Kantor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268549_d7d90f.jpg)
Lukáš Kantor
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Dark Blue World (2001)
The Man Who Stood in the Way (2023)
![Radim Fiala](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268547_368f03.jpg)
Radim Fiala
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Stavrogin je ďábel (2005) (theatrical recording)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Dark Blue World (2001)
Juraj Bernáth ml.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dark Blue World (2001)
Angelika (2007) (theatrical recording)
Mona Lisa (2009) (theatrical recording)
![Miroslav Táborský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268556_7a349b.jpg)
Miroslav Táborský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Maškaráda čili Fantom Opery (2009) (theatrical recording)
Soudné sestry (2007) (theatrical recording)
Kolya (1996)
![Hans-Jörg Assmann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/672/159672175_2aa3ea.jpg)
Hans-Jörg Assmann
German Empire
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Dark Blue World (2001)
Schimanski (1997) (series)
![Thure Riefenstein](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/960/159960321_767e3c.jpg)
Thure Riefenstein
West Germany
Best movies:
Dark Blue World (2001)
V2. Escape from Hell (2021)
Behind the Candelabra (2013) (TV movie)
![Anna Massey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271293_a4a555.jpg)
Anna Massey
UK
Best movies:
Dark Blue World (2001)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
![Viktor Preiss](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/070/165070838_fe6f3f.png)
Viktor Preiss
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Scapinova šibalství (1980) (TV movie)
Královský život otroka (1992) (TV movie)
![Petr Burian](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/418/418989_2feb0a.jpg)
Petr Burian
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Dark Blue World (2001)
Maska a tvář (2005) (theatrical recording)
![Čestmír Řanda ml.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/488/488760_5fcc3d.jpg)
Čestmír Řanda ml.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dark Blue World (2001)
Panoptikum Města pražského (1987) (series)
Stalingrad (1993)
![Jeremy Swift](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/265/163265985_d2836a.jpg)
Jeremy Swift
UK
Best movies:
Boy A (2007)
Dark Blue World (2001)
A Christmas Carol (1999) (TV movie)
![Jiří Lábus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281474_2f1844.jpg)
Jiří Lábus
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
U Tlučhořů (2010) (theatrical recording)
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)