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Writer Viktor Rozov
Director Mikhail Kalatozov

The Cranes Are Flying

Original Title: Летят журавли

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

Release Date: 1957-10-12

Duration: 97 minutes

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.

Casting

  • Konstantin Kadochnikov
    Volodya
  • Valentina Ananina
    Lyuba
  • Tatyana Samoylova
    Veronika
  • Klarina Frolova-Vorontsova
    Guest at Party
  • Maya Bulgakova
    Greeter Woman on Station (uncredited)
  • Aleksey Batalov
    Boris Fyodorovich Borozdin
  • Antonina Bogdanova
    Varvara Kapitanova, Boris and Irina's Grandmother
  • Valentina Berezutskaya
    Lyusya, Snub-Nosed Girl on Wires (uncredited)
  • Daniil Netrebin
    Wounded Man
  • Valentin Zubkov
    Stepan

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