Blue Planet
1980 · 86 min · ★ 3.7 · Comedy
A young engineer, Štěpán Pavlík, dreams of becoming a cosmonaut.
Directed by Jiří Svoboda · Written by Karel Pacner
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Jiří Menzel Štěpán Pavlík -
Radoslav Brzobohatý Mastník -
Evelyna Steimarová Kateřina Panýrová -
Jiří Kodet Petr Málek -
František Řehák Skalník -
Jan Schmid Karel Perout -
Lenka Skopalová -
Jana Dolanská -
Jan Kanyza -
Eugen Jegorov -
Jana Břežková - K Karel Novák
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