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The Cranes Are Flying( 1957)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tatyana Samoylova

      Veronika

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      Aleksey Batalov

      Boris Fyodorovich Borozdin

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      Vasili Merkuryev

      Fyodor Ivanovich Borozdin

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      Aleksandr Shvorin

      Mark Aleksandrovich Borozdin

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      Svetlana Kharitonova

      Irina Fyodorovna Borozdina

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      Konstantin Kadochnikov

      Volodya

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      Valentin Zubkov

      Stepan

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      Antonina Bogdanova

      Varvara Kapitanova, Boris and Irina's Grandmother

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      Boris Kokovkin

      Nikolay Nikolayevich Chernov

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      Ekaterina Kupriyanova

      Anna Mikhaylovna Lebedeva

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      Valentina Ananina

      Lyuba

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      Valentina Vladimirova

      Woman Soldier

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      Olga Dzisko

      Dasha

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      Leonid Knyazev

      Sachkov

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      Georgiy Kulikov

      Anatoliy Aleksandrovich Kuzmin

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      Daniil Netrebin

      Wounded Man

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      Aleksandr Popov

      Borya

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      Irina Preis

      Antonina Nikolayevna Monastyrskaya

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      Nikolay Smorchkov

      Zakharov

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      Galina Stepanova

      Veronika's Mother

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      Klarina Frolova-Vorontsova

      Guest at Party

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      Georgiy Shamshurin

      Aleksey, Veronika's Father

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      Leonid Alekseyev

      Old Man (uncredited)

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      Valentina Berezutskaya

      Lyusya, Snub-Nosed Girl on Wires (uncredited)

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      Maya Bulgakova

      Greeter Woman on Station (uncredited)

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      Lidiya Vinogradova

      Woman Soldier (uncredited)

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      Lidiya Genel-Ablova

      Old Woman (uncredited)

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      Aleksandr Degtyar

      Soldier with Child (uncredited)

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      Anatoliy Dudorov

      Military Man (uncredited)

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      Tamara Evgeneva-Ivanova

      Guest at Party (uncredited)

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      Ivan Zalesskiy

      (uncredited)

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      Anna Zargitckaia

      Palyukaitis (uncredited)

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      Maria Klyuchareva

      Greeter Woman on Station (uncredited)

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      Yuri Komissarov

      Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited)

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      Aleksandr Kuznetsov

      (uncredited)

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      Yevgeniya Lyzhina

      (uncredited)

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      Alevtina Rumyantseva

      Young Woman (uncredited)

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      Mikhail Semenikhin

      Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited)

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      Lyubov Sokolova

      Woman Soldier (uncredited)

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      Lyubov Studneva

      Stepan's Mother (uncredited)

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      Vasiliy Fushchich

      Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited)

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      Vasiliy Tsygankov

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Yevgeni Kudryashov

      Guest at party (uncredited)

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    A review by talisencrw

    10
    Written by talisencrw on Wed May 11 2016
    This was an equally outstanding and heartbreaking film. I haven't watched a lot of Soviet cinema, but from what I have seen thus far, it's terrific. It makes me want to investigate their oeuvre ever more diligently. Essential if you're interested either in Soviet films or war films in general, from the perspective of the people on the sidelines as well. Don't think for a moment they can't be just as shellshocked as the soldiers-in-arms themselves......

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

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