Riders in the Sky (1968): Cast
Riders in the Sky is a 1968 war film directed by Jindřich Polák, starring Michal Dočolomanský as George (voice), Jaroslav Rozsíval and Jiří Hrzán. It runs 1 hour 31 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 31m (91 min)
- Director
- Jindřich Polák
- Genre
- War
- Original language
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Czech - Studio
- Filmové studio Barrandov
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Riders in the Sky About?
The premise of Riders in the Sky without spoilers.
It follows Czech pilots who escaped to Britain and served with the Royal Air Force, first taking part in the Battle of Britain and then continuing the aerial campaign over Northern Europe. The film focuses on No. 311 Squadron, composed largely of these exiled airmen, and chronicles their bombing missions and daily hardships throughout World War II.
Riders in the Sky Themes & Keywords
· 47 tags- slovak abroad
- czech actor playing slovak character
- czech resistance
- slovak character played by czech actor
- 20th century
- period drama
- central europe
- slovak in united kingdom
- 1940s
- bomber
- czech in uk
- czech abroad
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- male friendship
- friendship
- friendship between men
- friend
- czech british relations
- hospital room
- suicide by hanging
- pilot as protagonist
- european history
- british history
- czech history
- truck
- suicide
- sea
- royal air force
- pub
- poaching
- airplane crash
- pilot
- jockey
- hospital
- german
- funeral
- english countryside
- england
- dog
- disfigurement
- dinghy
- dance
- british lord
- bombing mission
- aircraft
- air raid
- world war two
- airplane
Riders in the Sky Cast & Characters
Michal Dočolomanský leads the cast as George (voice), with Jaroslav Rozsíval as Mechanic and Jiří Hrzán as Prcek. Directed by Jindřich Polák; 65 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jindřich Polák
- Michal Dočolomanský as George (voice)
- Jaroslav Rozsíval as Mechanic
- Jiří Hrzán as Prcek
- Svatopluk Matyáš as Pavel
Also Starring in Riders in the Sky
· 61 more- Jaroslav Vlk
- Jana Nováková Patricia
- Jana Sedlmajerová
- Joan Seton Mrs. Watkinson
- Zdeněk Novotný
- Jiří Bednář Student
- Václav Král
- Jaroslav Toms
- Elsie Randolph Nurse Henderson
- Charles Cameron Bradley
- Bedřich Šetena
- Ivan Krajíček Mechanik
- Karel Koš
- Čestmír Preclík
- Karel Hála
- Antonín Kubový
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- Karel Hruška
- Geoffrey Russell-Jones Zpradovajec
- Winston Chrislock Tommy
- Vojtěch Holý George
- Josef Váša Frank
- Victor Carter Batchelor
- Zdeněk Šedivý Musician
- Oldřich Unger
- Gunter Schoß
- Celestýn Mrázek
- Milan Morávek
- Jiljí Fuka
- Marie Cingrošová
- Otakar Šindelář
- J. Škrabanová
- Zlata Adamová
- I. Sigrotová
- M. Jiránek
- Jan Kaplický
- V. Haníková
- A. Schulcová
- R. Suková
- J. Zouplnová
- Ivan Foltýn
- S. Bílek
- Z. Janda
- J. Melichar
- M. Mokrowiecki
- Kazimierz Siedlaczek
- M. Kollert
- Ladislav Bezubka
- L. Černý
- L. Kinkal
- J. Kopeček
- S. Rádl
- Josef Chrastil
- S. Stropnická
- Z. Káš
- F. Kunc
- F. Choura
- Josef Hýbler
- M. Grygar
- Jaroslav Doktor
- N. Brábníková
- R. Kohoutová
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Riders in the Sky FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Riders in the Sky, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Riders in the Sky?
Riders in the Sky runs 1 hour 31 minutes (91 minutes).
When was Riders in the Sky released?
Riders in the Sky was released on December 20, 1968.
Who directed Riders in the Sky?
Riders in the Sky was directed by Jindřich Polák.
More films by Jindřich Polák Who is in the cast of Riders in the Sky?
Riders in the Sky stars Michal Dočolomanský as George (voice), Jaroslav Rozsíval as Mechanic and Jiří Hrzán as Prcek, among 65 credited actors.
Does Riders in the Sky have a post-credit scene?
No. Riders in the Sky has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Riders in the Sky in?
The original language of Riders in the Sky is Czech.
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