Dark Blue World
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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Cast
22 people
Ondřej Vetchý
František Sláma
Known for
Kolya
Give the Devil His Due
Kryštof Hádek
Karel Vojtíšek
Known for
Under the Skin
Hurricane
Tara Fitzgerald
Susan Whitmore
Known for
Game of Thrones
The ABC Murders
Oldřich Kaiser
Jan Machatý
Known for
The Pied Piper
I Served the King of England
Linda Rybová
Hanička Pecharová
Known for
The Pool
David Novotný
Bedřich Mrtvý
Known for
The Devil's Mistress
Charles Dance
Wing Commander Bentley
Known for
Game of Thrones
Me Before You
Jaromír Dulava
Railwayman Kaňka
Known for
I Served the King of England
Milada
Lukáš Kantor
Tamtam
Also in
Hlava Medúzy
The Man Who Stood In the Way
Juraj Bernáth
Jan Gregora
Also in
O mě se neboj
Sea of Hope
Miroslav Táborský
Vilda Houf
Known for
Frank Herbert's Dune
Hostel
Hans-Jörg Assmann
Doctor Blaschke
Also in
Schindler's List
Der Schattenmann
Jan Svěrák Director · Zdeněk Svěrák Screenplay Ondřej Soukup Composer
Worldwide gross $2.3M · Budget $5M · United States release December 28, 2001
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,300,000
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Portobello Pictures
Production
Helkon Media
Production
Fandango
Production
Biograf Jan Svěrák
Production
Česká televize
Production
Phoenix Film Investments
Production
Tmavomodrý svět
Production
Eurimages
Production
Helkon Media AG
Production
France · Czechia · Denmark · Germany · Italy · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Tmavomodrý svět
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech · English · German · Slovak
Release dates
Czechia · May 17, 2001
Theatrical
United States · December 28, 2001
Theatrical
Germany
May 2, 2002 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 26, 2002 · Digital
Norway
January 8, 2004 · TV · TV premiere
Poland
January 31, 2005 · Digital
United Kingdom
November 13, 2001 · Limited theatrical · London Film Festival
May 10, 2002 · Theatrical
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