The Dark Blue World
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jan Sverak
Rhian Heppleston
Daniela Kolarova
Jan Dvorak
Ondrej Vetchy
David Novotny
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
It's 1950 and the height of the Cold War in Communist-ruled, post-war Czechoslovakia. Ex-RAF Czech pilot Franta Slama - a man in his early forties - is confined to a labour camp as an "enemy of the people", because he had flown for the RAF during WWII. The new totalitarian Communist regime deemed him contaminated by the Western ideals of democracy and freedom and as such a potential threat to the State. Flashing back to 1939, just before world peace is irredeemably shattered. Franta congratulates his protege, fresh faced young trainee pilot Karel Vojtisek, for passing his flying test. Soon afterwards, Franta and Karel escape Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia and reach England, where they join the RAF. Both men fall in love with the same woman, Susan. For Karel, Susan was his first love. But for both men, Susan will push their friendship to the limit.
Cast
Rhian Heppleston
Daniela Kolarova
Jan Dvorak
Ondrej Vetchy
David Novotny
Radim Fiala
Jaromír Dulava
Hans-jorg Assmann
Viktor Preiss
Noel Le Bon
Jiri Labus
Anna Massey
Lexie Peel
Miroslav Taborsky
Joseph John Comer
Thure Riefenstein
Krystof Hßdek
Anna Vesela
John Warnaby
Frantisek Vyskocil
Caroline Holdaway
Linda Rybova
Oldrich Kaiser
Martin Dostal
Sienna Colangelo
Ashley Clish
Tara Fitzgerald
Gemma Scrimgeour
Charlotte Fairman
Jeremy Swift
Timothy Otis
Jeff Tyler
Blaise Colangelo
Charles Dance
Sophie Wilcox
Lukas Kantor
Juraj Bernath
Cestmir Randa
John Norton
Lucy Fillery
Petr Burian
William Scott-masson
William Mcenchroe
David Fisher
Amy Huck
Crew
Massoud A Abedi
Eric Abraham
Milena Adamova
Adrian Ayres
Roman Bandas
Craig Banks
Jitka Bendova
Jaroslav Betka
Magdalena Bicikova
Jakob Bily
Karel Brezina
Klara Bukovska
Petr Cerny
Nada Chrastova
Zbynek Chvojka
Renata Cihulkova
Lenka Cintalanova
Leigh Clarke
Ales Dlabac
Ales Dlabac
Jan Dlouhy
Lubomir Dopita
Juraj Durovic
Adam Dvorak
Shane Eades
Karel Elckner
Jakub Exner
General Frantisek Fajtl
Miroslav Fantys
Jo Farr
Pavel Fencl
Alois Fisarek
Michaela Francova
Ivan Frossel
Miroslav Gal
Anton Geldenhuys
Ramunas Greicius
Marcel Hana
Ray Hanna
Jiri Hanzl
Karel Havelka
Karel Havlicek
Nikola Hejko
Jiri Hoffman
Terry Hoffman
Tomas Hoffman
Genevieve Hofmeyr
Petr Hojda
Jan Hojzler
Tom Hooper
Jaroslav Hovorka
Miroslav Hurt
Zdenek Hurt
Josef Jancar
Jiri Janda
Zdenek Janecek
Milan Janostik
Jaroslav Janovsky
Jarslav Jezek
Karolina Jirova
Doreen Jones
Jirina Kabatova
Karel Kaliban
Harold Kaprielian
Helena Keslova
Bohumil Kindl
Vaclac Kindl
Justin Kirschner
Adam Klemens
Zdenek Klika
Jiri Knezek
Nina Knezkova
Frantisek Koch
Werner Koenig
Milos Kohout
Jonna Kohtz
Charly Koidl
Jaroslav Kolman
Petr Komrzy
Vit Komrzy
Ricardo Koopman
Martin Korinek
Jiri Koubik
Jaroslava Kozakova
Katerina Kozakova
Jiri Krystof
Helena Krystofova
Vaclav Ksandr
Jaroslav Kucera
Michael Kudlacek
Ladislav Lahoda
Nigel Lamb
Robs Lamplough
Ivana Langhamerova
Thomas Lehovec
Natascha Leite
Jiri Linha
Chris Lomax
Dennis Lowe
Thomas Lylo
Ladislav Mackerle
Nasmie Majiet
Marketa Makova
Jan Malir
Milan Manak
Miroslav Manda
Ivo Marak
Michael Mares
Lida Matusinska
Jaroslav Matys
Charles Mcdonald
Marek Mensik
Jan Merhaut
Mila Meter
Jiri Mikes
Vera Mirova
Luc Molhomme
Vaclav Mottl
Jan Muller
Viktor Muller
Marketa Mutlova
Bruce Newton
Eva Nietschova
Fred North
Jaroslav Novak
Vaclac Novak
Oldrich Oliva
Josef Ourada
Jan Pachl
Martin Pavek
Petr Pavlicek
Antonin Pergler
David Pesaut
Milan Petrolin
Miroslav Petru
Monika Petru
Josef Pokluda
Jaroslav Polensky
Tim Price
Domenico Procacci
Ladislav Prochazka
Petr Prochazka
Iva Prochazkova
Eda Raban
Jiri Raftl
Pavel Rample
Caroline Raymond
Emil Remenec
Hannah Richardson
Reinhard Roetzer
John Romain
Miroslav Roxer
Frantisek Rys
Jiri Sabata
Martin Sacha
Tilo Seiffert
Ivan Simunek
Jacub Simunek
Jaroslav Sinkule
Jimmy Slabbert
Martin Slaby
Martin Sladky
Malcolm Smith
Vladimír Smutný
Mick Snell
Renata Sodomova
Patricie Soptenkova
Ondrej Soukup
Bohumil Sova
Grant Spooner
Petr Stasak
Radim Stefan
Martin Stefka
Petr Stejskal
Antony Stone
Petr Styblo
Jitka Svecova
Jan Sverak
Zdenek Sverak
Radek Svoboda
Petr Tax
Magda Tichackova
Sona Tichackova
Radek Tresnak
Emile Trskova
Daniel Ungerer
Zdenek Urban
Zdenek Urban
Gert Uys
Adela Valkova
David Vana
Karel Vanasek
Martin Visvader
Jan Vlasak
Milos Vopalensky
Ivan Vorlicek
Vratislav Vosicka
Maximilian Walch
Ed Whitmore
Tracey Whitmore
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States May 2001
Released in United States November 2001
Released in United States September 2001
Released in United States Winter December 28, 2001
Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 2001.
Shown at London Film Festival (Gala Films) November 7-22, 2001.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 6-15, 2001.
Began shooting March 27, 2000.
Released in United States May 2001 (Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 2001.)
Released in United States September 2001 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 6-15, 2001.)
Released in United States November 2001 (Shown at AFI Fest 2001: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (Opening Night) November 1-11, 2001.)
Released in United States November 2001 (Shown at London Film Festival (Gala Films) November 7-22, 2001.)
Released in United States Winter December 28, 2001 (NY, LA)
