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The Cranes Are Flying
Летят журавли
Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov
1957•1h 37m•NR•★ 8.1
Drama / Romance / War
Synopsis
Two young lovers in Moscow are torn apart by the outbreak of World War II. When the soldier is sent to the front, the devastated girl endures bombardment and moral crisis. Mikhail Kalatozov and cinematographer Sergei Urusevsky's Palme d'Or-winning tour-de-force of kinetic camerawork.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorMikhail Kalatozov
WriterViktor Rozov
CinematographySergei Urusevsky
MusicMieczysław Weinberg
Principal Cast
Tatyana SamoylovaVeronika
Aleksey BatalovBoris
Vasili MerkuryevFyodor Ivanovich
Aleksandr ShvorinMark
Svetlana KharitonovaIrina
Konstantin KadochnikovVolodya
Valentin ZubkovStepan
Antonina BogdanovaGrandmother
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 37m (97 mins)
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Production Details
DirectorMikhail Kalatozov
LanguagesRussian
CountrySU
StudioMosfilm
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