''High Blue Wall'' () is a 1974 Czechoslovak action drama film directed by
Vladimír Čech
Vladimír Čech (6 July 1951 – 22 March 2013) was a Czech actor, presenter and politician.
Early life
Čech was the son of anchorwoman Heda Čechová (1928–2020) and actor of the same name, Vladimír Čech (1916–1990).
In 1977, Čech g ...
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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
''Top Gun'' is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, with distribution by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr., and was inspired ...
.
it wasn't very successful with audiences and gained negative reception.
Cast
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Martin Růžek
Martin Růžek, born Erhard Martin (23 September 1918 – 18 December 1995) was a Czech actor. He starred in the film ''Poslední propadne peklu'' under director Ludvík Ráža in 1982.
Personal life
Růžek was born on 23 September 1918 in Če ...
as General Dvořák
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Jiří Bednář Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE'') is a Czech masculine given name, equivalent to English George. Notable people with the name include:
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*Georg Benda (Jiří Antonín Benda), Czech composer, violinist and Kapellmeister
*Jiří Baborovský, Czech physica ...
as Capt. Jelínek
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Jiří Němeček Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE'') is a Czech masculine given name, equivalent to English George. Notable people with the name include:
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*Georg Benda (Jiří Antonín Benda), Czech composer, violinist and Kapellmeister
*Jiří Baborovský, Czech physica ...
as Colonel Šmíd
* Josef Langmiler as Major Josef Švestka
* Josef Chvalina as Major Pekař
* Gustav Heverle as Major Pecka
* Vanda Švarcová as Secretary Libuška
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Jiří Krampol
Jiří Krampol (born 11 July 1938) is a Czech actor, comedian and TV presenter. He is best known as a Czech voice actor of Jean-Paul Belmondo and Louis de Funès, and is the recipient of the František FIlipovský Award for lifetime contributio ...
as Lieutenant Zdeněk Netopil
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Ladislav Trojan as Lieutenant Vašíček
References
External links
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1974 films
1974 drama films
Czech action drama films
Films about the Czechoslovak Army
1970s Czech films
Czech aviation films
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