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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.

2001 |1h 52m |  Action, Drama, War

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Cast

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Ondřej Vetchý

František Sláma

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Kryštof Hádek

Karel Vojtíšek

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Tara Fitzgerald

Susan Whitmore

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Oldřich Kaiser

Jan Machatý

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Linda Rybová

Hanička Pecharová

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David Novotný

Bedřich Mrtvý

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Charles Dance

Wing Commander Bentley

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Jaromír Dulava

Railwayman Kaňka

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Juraj Bernáth

Jan Gregora

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Miroslav Táborský

Vilda Houf

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Hans-Jörg Assmann

Doctor Blaschke

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Anna Massey

English Teacher

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Thure Riefenstein

German Officer Hesse

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Viktor Preiss

Major Skokan

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Petr Burian

Vrba Vlastik

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Jeremy Swift

Cpl. Pierce

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Sophie Wilcox

WAAF Jane

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Daniela Kolářová

matka Haničky

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Status

Released

Language

German, Slovak, English, Czech

Budget

$5,000,000.00

Revenue

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