Movie·1957·1h 37m
The Cranes Are Flying
The compelling story of a girl's impassioned search for happiness.
Directed By
Mikheil Kalatozishvili
Country
Soviet Union
Language
Russian
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The Story
Original title: Летят журавли
Veronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river, they watch cranes fly overhead, and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight. Boris misses the meeting and is off to the front lines, while Veronika waits patiently, sending letters faithfully. After her house is bombed, Veronika moves in with Boris' family, into the company of a cousin with his own intentions.
Written By
Viktor Rozov
Producer
Igor Vakar
Cinematography
Sergei Urusevsky
Music
Mieczysław Weinberg
Editor
Mariya Timofeyeva
Themes
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Cast
Tatyana Samoylova
Veronika
Aleksey Batalov
Boris
Vasili Merkuryev
Fyodor Ivanovich
Aleksandr Shvorin
Mark
Svetlana Kharitonova
Irina
Konstantin Kadochnikov
Volodya
Valentin Zubkov
Stepan
Antonina Bogdanova
Grandmother
Boris Kokovkin
Chernov
Ekaterina Kupriyanova
Anna Mikhaylovna
Valentina Ananina
Lyuba
Valentina Vladimirova
Woman Soldier
Olga Dzisko
Dasha
Leonid Knyazev
Sachkov
Georgiy Kulikov
Anatoliy Aleksandrovich Kuzmin
Daniil Netrebin
Wounded Man
Aleksandr Popov
Borya
Irina Preis
Antonina Nikolayevna Monastyrskaya
// crew
Crew
Mikheil Kalatozishvili
Director
Sergei Urusevsky
Director of Photography
Mieczysław Weinberg
Original Music Composer
Mariya Timofeyeva
Editor
Igor Vakar
Executive Producer
Viktor Rozov
Screenplay
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