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Riders in the Sky
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Riders in the Sky

1968-12-20 · 91 min · ★ 6.0

War

The story of Czech 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 airmen, and their bombing raids during the Second World War.

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Directors
Jindřich Polák
Production companies
Filmové studio Barrandov
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jiří BednářJiří BednářStudent
Jiří HrzánJiří HrzánPrcek
Svatopluk MatyášSvatopluk MatyášPavel
Elsie RandolphElsie RandolphNurse Henderson
Jana NovákováJana NovákováPatricia
Joan SetonMrs. Watkinson
Charles CameronBradley
Winston ChrislockTommy
Geoffrey Russell-JonesZpradovajec
Vojtěch HolýGeorge
Josef VášaFrank
Victor CarterBatchelor
Ivan KrajíčekIvan KrajíčekMechanik
Jaroslav RozsívalMechanic
M. Jiránek
Karel Hála
Jan Kaplický
Zlata Adamová
Marie Cingrošová
Jana SedlmajerováJana Sedlmajerová

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