Nebeští jezdci
| Sky Riders / Nebeští jezdci | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jindřich Polák |
| Written by | Filip Jánský |
| Starring |
Jiří Bednář Jiří Hrzán Svatopluk Matyáš Elsie Randolph Joan Seton Charles Cameron Jana Nováková Winston Chrislock Vojtěch Holý Josef Váša |
| Music by | Evžen Illín |
| Cinematography | Jan Němeček |
| Distributed by | Ústřední půjčovna filmů |
Release dates |
 1968 |
Running time | 92 min. |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language |
Czech Slovak English German |
Nebeští jezdci is a Czechoslovakian movie directed by Jindřich Polák in 1968 about Czechoslovak pilots in RAF service during the Battle of Britain, and the ongoing aerial battle in northern Europe.
It tells the story of the crews of the RAF's No. 311 Squadron, which was mainly crewed by escaped Czech and Slovak airmen, and their bombing raids during the Second World War. The movie is based on the novel Nebeští jezdci (Sky Riders, 1964) written by Czech author Filip Jánský, a World War II RAF gunner. Partial 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.
See also
- Dark Blue World aka Tmavomodrý svět