The Cranes are Flying
1957 · Movie · 94 min. · Soviet Union (USSR)
Veronica and Boris are walking in the streets of Moscow and they love each other. Veronica is laughing, cause they are happy together this morning. They see some cranes in the sky. When arriving to Veronica's house they talk about a rendezvous at the bank of the river. And the 2nd World War begins in Moscow. Boris works in a factory and he hasn't got time to speak with Veronica. He has to go to the war... Winner of the 1958 Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm.
Direction Mikhail Kalatozov
Cast Tatyana Samojlova · Aleksey Batalov · Vasiliy Merkurev · Aleksandr Shvorin · Svetlana Kharitonova · Konstantin Nikitin · Valentin Zubkov · Antonina Bogdanova · Boris Kokovkin
Soundtrack Moisey Vaynberg
Screenplay Viktor Rozov
Cinematography Sergei Urusevsky
Original title Letyat zhuravli (The Cranes are Flying)
7.9
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