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Riders in the Sky

Riders in the Sky

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

20 December 1968

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Jiří Bednář

Jiří Bednář

Student

Jiří Hrzán

Jiří Hrzán

Prcek

Svatopluk Matyáš

Svatopluk Matyáš

Pavel

Elsie Randolph

Elsie Randolph

Nurse Henderson

Jana Nováková

Jana Nováková

Patricia

Joan Seton

Joan Seton

Mrs. Watkinson

Charles Cameron

Charles Cameron

Bradley

Winston Chrislock

Winston Chrislock

Tommy

Geoffrey Russell-Jones

Geoffrey Russell-Jones

Zpradovajec

Vojtěch Holý

Vojtěch Holý

George

Josef Váša

Josef Váša

Frank

Victor Carter

Victor Carter

Batchelor

Ivan Krajíček

Ivan Krajíček

Mechanik

Jaroslav Rozsíval

Jaroslav Rozsíval

Mechanic

M. Jiránek

M. Jiránek

Karel Hála

Karel Hála

Jan Kaplický

Jan Kaplický

Zlata Adamová

Zlata Adamová

Marie Cingrošová

Marie Cingrošová

Jana Sedlmajerová

Jana Sedlmajerová

V. Haníková

V. Haníková

A. Schulcová

A. Schulcová

R. Suková

R. Suková

J. Škrabanová

J. Škrabanová

J. Zouplnová

J. Zouplnová

Ivan Foltýn

Ivan Foltýn

Jaroslav Toms

Jaroslav Toms

S. Bílek

S. Bílek

Z. Janda

Z. Janda

J. Melichar

J. Melichar

M. Mokrowiecki

M. Mokrowiecki

Kazimierz Siedlaczek

Kazimierz Siedlaczek

Milan Morávek

Milan Morávek

Celestýn Mrázek

Celestýn Mrázek

Zdeněk Novotný

Zdeněk Novotný

M. Kollert

M. Kollert

Bedřich Šetena

Bedřich Šetena

Otakar Šindelář

Otakar Šindelář

Jaroslav Vlk

Jaroslav Vlk

Antonín Kubový

Antonín Kubový

Ladislav Bezubka

Ladislav Bezubka

Karel Koš

Karel Koš

Václav Král

Václav Král

Čestmír Preclík

Čestmír Preclík

L. Černý

L. Černý

J. Kopeček

J. Kopeček

L. Kinkal

L. Kinkal

S. Rádl

S. Rádl

Zdeněk Šedivý

Zdeněk Šedivý

Musician

Karel Hruška

Karel Hruška

Josef Chrastil

Josef Chrastil

S. Stropnická

S. Stropnická

Gunter Schoß

Gunter Schoß

Z. Káš

Z. Káš

F. Kunc

F. Kunc

F. Choura

F. Choura

Josef Hýbler

Josef Hýbler

M. Grygar

M. Grygar

Oldřich Unger

Oldřich Unger

Jiljí Fuka

Jiljí Fuka

Jaroslav Doktor

Jaroslav Doktor

N. Brábníková

N. Brábníková

R. Kohoutová

R. Kohoutová

I. Sigrotová

I. Sigrotová

Michal Dočolomanský

Michal Dočolomanský

George (voice)

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