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The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

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

Genre : Drama, Romance, War

Runtime : 1H 37M

Director : Mikhail Kalatozov

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Tatyana Samoylova
Tatyana Samoylova
Veronika
Aleksey Batalov
Aleksey Batalov
Boris Fyodorovich Borozdin
Vasili Merkuryev
Vasili Merkuryev
Fyodor Ivanovich Borozdin
Aleksandr Shvorin
Aleksandr Shvorin
Mark Aleksandrovich Borozdin
Svetlana Kharitonova
Svetlana Kharitonova
Irina Fyodorovna Borozdina
Konstantin Kadochnikov
Konstantin Kadochnikov
Volodya
Valentin Zubkov
Valentin Zubkov
Stepan
Antonina Bogdanova
Antonina Bogdanova
Varvara Kapitanova, Boris and Irina's Grandmother
Boris Kokovkin
Boris Kokovkin
Nikolay Nikolayevich Chernov
Ekaterina Kupriyanova
Ekaterina Kupriyanova
Anna Mikhaylovna Lebedeva
Valentina Ananina
Valentina Ananina
Lyuba
Valentina Vladimirova
Valentina Vladimirova
Woman Soldier
Olga Dzisko
Olga Dzisko
Dasha
Leonid Knyazev
Leonid Knyazev
Sachkov
Georgiy Kulikov
Georgiy Kulikov
Anatoliy Aleksandrovich Kuzmin
Daniil Netrebin
Daniil Netrebin
Wounded Man
Aleksandr Popov
Aleksandr Popov
Borya
Irina Preis
Irina Preis
Antonina Nikolayevna Monastyrskaya
Nikolay Smorchkov
Nikolay Smorchkov
Zakharov
Galina Stepanova
Galina Stepanova
Veronika's Mother
Klarina Frolova-Vorontsova
Klarina Frolova-Vorontsova
Guest at Party
Georgiy Shamshurin
Georgiy Shamshurin
Aleksey, Veronika's Father
Leonid Alekseyev
Leonid Alekseyev
Old Man (uncredited)
Valentina Berezutskaya
Valentina Berezutskaya
Lyusya, Snub-Nosed Girl on Wires (uncredited)
Maya Bulgakova
Maya Bulgakova
Greeter Woman on Station (uncredited)
Lidiya Vinogradova
Lidiya Vinogradova
Woman Soldier (uncredited)
Lidiya Genel-Ablova
Lidiya Genel-Ablova
Old Woman (uncredited)
Aleksandr Degtyar
Aleksandr Degtyar
Soldier with Child (uncredited)
Anatoliy Dudorov
Anatoliy Dudorov
Military Man (uncredited)
Tamara Evgeneva-Ivanova
Tamara Evgeneva-Ivanova
Guest at Party (uncredited)
Ivan Zalesskiy
Ivan Zalesskiy
(uncredited)
Anna Zargitckaia
Anna Zargitckaia
Palyukaitis (uncredited)
Maria Klyuchareva
Maria Klyuchareva
Greeter Woman on Station (uncredited)
Yuri Komissarov
Yuri Komissarov
Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited)
Yevgeni Kudryashov
Yevgeni Kudryashov
Guest at Party (uncredited)
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
(uncredited)
Yevgeniya Lyzhina
Yevgeniya Lyzhina
(uncredited)
Alevtina Rumyantseva
Alevtina Rumyantseva
Young Woman (uncredited)
Mikhail Semenikhin
Mikhail Semenikhin
Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited)
Lyubov Sokolova
Lyubov Sokolova
Woman Soldier (uncredited)
Lyubov Studneva
Lyubov Studneva
Stepan's Mother (uncredited)
Vasiliy Fushchich
Vasiliy Fushchich
Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited)
Vasiliy Tsygankov
Vasiliy Tsygankov
Soldier (uncredited)

Crews

Mikhail Kalatozov
Mikhail Kalatozov
Director
Viktor Rozov
Viktor Rozov
Writer
Yevgeni Svidetelev
Yevgeni Svidetelev
Production Design
Sergei Urusevsky
Sergei Urusevsky
Director of Photography
Igor Mayorov
Igor Mayorov
Sound
Mieczysław Weinberg
Mieczysław Weinberg
Original Music Composer
Mariya Timofeyeva
Mariya Timofeyeva
Editor
Lidiya Naumova
Lidiya Naumova
Costume Design
Olga Struntsova
Olga Struntsova
Makeup Artist
Mikhail Kalatozov
Mikhail Kalatozov
Producer
Nikolai Olonovsky
Nikolai Olonovsky
Camera Operator

Trailers and other movies

The Cranes are Flying (1957)
Film Trailer: Letyat zhuravli / The Cranes Are Flying
The Cranes are Flying | DRAMA | FULL MOVIE

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