The Cranes Are Flying
“The compelling story of a girl's impassioned search for happiness.”
1957•14•1h 37m•7.9•Released
DramaRomanceWar
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.
Director
Mikhail Kalatozov
Writer
Viktor Rozov
Languages
Russian
Studio
Mosfilm
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
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