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The Cranes Are Flying
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.
1957 · Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov · 97 min · Drama · Romance · War · 21 frames
Tagline
The compelling story of a girl's impassioned search for happiness.
Crew
- Screenplay: Viktor Rozov
- Cinematography: Sergei Urusevsky
- Edited by: Mariya Timofeyeva
- Music: Mieczysław Weinberg
- Production design: Yevgeni Svidetelev
Cast
- Tatyana Samoylova as Veronika
- Aleksey Batalov as Boris
- Vasili Merkuryev as Fyodor Ivanovich
- Aleksandr Shvorin as Mark
- Svetlana Kharitonova as Irina
- Konstantin Kadochnikov as Volodya
- Valentin Zubkov as Stepan
- Antonina Bogdanova as Grandmother
- Boris Kokovkin as Chernov
- Ekaterina Kupriyanova as Anna Mikhaylovna
Production
- Country: Soviet Union
- Language: Russian
- Studios: Mosfilm
- Themes: world war ii, siege, lovers, marriage of convenience, battlefield, wounded, black and white, couple, air raid, anti war
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