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Nebeští jezdci (1968)

Nebeští jezdci poster
Directed by
Jindřich Polák
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
U
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows Czechoslovak pilots serving in a British RAF squadron during the Battle of Britain. It shows their experiences in the air and on the ground during the war.

understatedpoignantnostalgicbittersweetearnestsoberlyrical

What happens

Riders of the Sky (Czech: Nebeští jezdci) 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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