Cranes Are Flying, the (1957) Soviet Union
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Elena McGee
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2017-02-14
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Director:Kalatozov, Mikhail, Batalov, Aleksey, Kharitonova, Svetlana, Merkuryev, Vasili, Samojlova, Tatyana, Shvorin, Aleksandr
Studio:Mosfilm
Writer:Viktor Rozov, Viktor Rozov
Rating:8.2 (5,656 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:037429168028
Awards:Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards, Another 3 wins
Genre:Russian films
IMDb:0050634
Duration:1:34:00
Aspect Ratio:1.37 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:Russian
Subtitles:Russian, French, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Hebrew, Swedish, Arabic
LAC code:300007562
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Kalatozov, Mikhail, Batalov, Aleksey, Kharitonova, Svetlana, Merkuryev, Vasili, Samojlova, Tatyana, Shvorin, Aleksandr  ...  (Director)
Viktor Rozov, Viktor Rozov  ...  (Writer)
 
Tatyana Samojlova  ...  Veronika
Aleksey Batalov  ...  Boris
Vasili Merkuryev  ...  Fyodor Ivanovich
Aleksandr Shvorin  ...  Mark
Svetlana Kharitonova  ...  Irina
Konstantin Nikitin  ...  Volodya
Valentin Zubkov  ...  Stepan
Antonina Bogdanova  ...  Grandmother
Boris Kokovkin  ...  Tyernov
Yekaterina Kupriyanova  ...  Anna Mikhajlovna
Valentina Ananina  ...  
O. Dzisko  ...  
Klarina Frolova  ...  
Leonid Knyazev  ...  
Yu. Kulikov  ...  
Comments: DRUS 110

Summary: Veronica and Boris are blissfully in love, until the eruption of World War II tears them apart. Boris is sent to the front lines...and then communication stops. Meanwhile, Veronica tries to ward off spiritual numbness while Boris' draft-dodging cousin makes increasingly forceful overtures. Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival, The Cranes are Flying is a superbly crafted drama, bolstered by stunning cinematography and impassioned performances.