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High Blue Wall (1974)

High Blue Wall poster
Original title
Vysoká modrá zeď
Directed by
Vladimír Čech
Genre
drama film
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Czechoslovak action drama about pilots inspired by a real air battle. The story focuses on the events and tensions surrounding the aerial conflict.

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What happens

High Blue Wall (Czech: Vysoká modrá zeď) is a 1974 Czechoslovak action drama film directed by Vladimír Čech. It is inspired by Air battle over Merklín. It was the first Czech film to use 70 mm technology. The film has been called Czechoslovak Top Gun. it wasn't very successful with audiences and gained negative reception. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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