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Nebet jezdci
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Wikipedia article
'Riders of the Sky' is a Czechoslovak movie directed by Jindich Polk 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 'Nebet jezdci' by Czech World War II RAF and Soviet Air Force air gunner Richard Husmann, writing as Filip Jnsk. Part of the inspiration for the novel was the story of , No. 311 Squadron RAF gunner and later No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF pilot, and a member of Guinea Pig Club. In 1969 Hodder & Stoughton published an English translation of the book as 'Riders in the Sky'. The name of the book was inspired by a country song 'Riders in the Sky' by American songwriter Stan Jones. The song can be heard in the movie.
It was filmed at Klecany military airfield north of Prague, English park at Dob Chateau, Prague hospital U Apoline and Rgen island in Germany.
Some of the ariel shots were from a 1941 documentary film 'Target for Tonight'.
Cast
*Ji Bedn as Sgt. Mal, nicknamed "tudent"
*Ji Hrzn as Sgt. Novk, nicknamed "Prcek"
*Svatopluk Maty as Pilot Pavel Kolr
*Elsie Randolph as Nurse Henderson
*Charles Cameron as Bradley
*Jana Novkov as Patricia Watkinson, WAAF member
*Joan Seton as Watkinson's mother
*Winston Chrislock as Navigator Tommy
*Vojtch Hol as Navigator George
*Josef Va as Second pilot Frank
Release
The movie premiere took place in Koln on November 15, 1968. Several members of Czechoslovak RAF Squadrons were present, including Air Marshal Karel Janouek, KCB. The film was released to distribution on December 20, 1968, but in February 1969 it was banned.
Reception
'Nebet jezdci' is often referred as the best Czech war film.
See also
*'Dark Blue World' - 2001 Czech movie about Czechoslovak WWII pilots
References
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