The Cranes Are Flying

The Cranes Are Flying

1957
1h 37m
7.9

7.9/10

446 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Romance War

"The compelling story of a girl's impassioned search for happiness."

Overview

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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Mosfilm
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
Russian

Keywords

world war ii siege lovers marriage of convenience battlefield wounded black and white couple air raid anti war moscow, russia loveless marriage life during wartime heartache bomb shelter returning hero

Quick Facts

Original Title Летят журавли
Release Date October 12, 1957
Status Released
Language RU
IMDb ID tt0050634

Cast

Tatyana Samoylova
Tatyana Samoylova

Veronika

Aleksey Batalov
Aleksey Batalov

Boris

Vasili Merkuryev
Vasili Merkuryev

Fyodor Ivanovich

Aleksandr Shvorin
Aleksandr Shvorin

Mark

Svetlana Kharitonova
Svetlana Kharitonova

Irina

Konstantin Kadochnikov
Konstantin Kadochnikov

Volodya

Valentin Zubkov
Valentin Zubkov

Stepan

Antonina Bogdanova
Antonina Bogdanova

Grandmother

Boris Kokovkin
Boris Kokovkin

Chernov

Ekaterina Kupriyanova
Ekaterina Kupriyanova

Anna Mikhaylovna

Valentina Ananina
Valentina Ananina

Lyuba

Valentina Vladimirova
Valentina Vladimirova

Woman Soldier

Key Crew

Mikhail Kalatozov
Director
Igor Vakar
Executive Producer
Viktor Rozov
Screenplay