Riders of the Sky
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| Sky Riders / Nebeští jezdci | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jindřich Polák |
| Written by | Filip Jánský Zdeněk Mahler Jindřich Polák |
| Starring | Jiří Bednář Jiří Hrzán Svatopluk Matyáš |
| Cinematography | Jan Němeček |
| Music by | Evžen Illín |
| Distributed by | Ústřední půjčovna filmů |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Languages | Czech Slovak English German |
Nebeští jezdci (Riders in the Sky) is a Czechoslovak movie directed by Jindřich Polák in 1968 about Czechoslovak pilots in No. 311 Squadron RAF service during the Battle of Britain, and the ongoing aerial battle in northern Europe.
Production
The movie is based on the 1964 novel Nebeští jezdci by Czech World War II RAF and Soviet Air Force air gunner Richard Husmann, writing as Filip Jánský.[1] Part of the inspiration for the novel was the story of František "Frankie" Truhlář, a member of Guinea Pig Club, No. 311 Squadron RAF gunner and later No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF pilot. In 1969 Hodder & Stoughton published an English translation of the book as Riders in the Sky.
It was filmed at Klecany military airfield north of Prague.[1]
Cast
- Jiří Bednář as Sgt. Malý, nicknamed "Študent"
- Jiří Hrzán as Sgt. Novák, nicknamed "Prcek"
- Svatopluk Matyáš as Pilot Pavel Kolár
- Elsie Randolph as Nurse Henderson
- Charles Cameron as Bradley
- Jana Nováková as Patricia Watkinson, WAAF member
- Joan Seton as Watkinson's mother
- Winston Chrislock as Navigator Tommy
- Vojtěch Holý as Navigator George
- Josef Váša as Second pilot Frank
Reception
Nebeští jezdci is often referred as the best Czech war film.[2]
See also
- Dark Blue World aka Tmavomodrý svět
References
- ^ a b Kucera, Pawel (September 2001). "Recreating a Wimpy". Aeroplane Monthly: 72–75.
- ^ "Šest filmů, které vás zavedou do války". iDNES.cz. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
External links
- Riders of the Sky at IMDb
- "Sky Riders - web about the best Czechoslovakian movie about Czechoslovakian RAF and WAAF staff". Valka.
- "Nebeští jezdci (Reflex, 29/2003)". Archiv článků (in Czech). Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Nebeští jezdci". Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze (in Czech).
- "Nebeští jezdci (1968)". Kinobox.cz (in Czech).
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