
Release Date
📅
Original Release
October 12, 1957
1h 37m
The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
⭐ 7.997 min
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.
Director

Mikhail Kalatozov
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.2
Cast

Tatyana Samoylova
Veronika
⭐0.2

Aleksey Batalov
Boris
⭐0.4

Vasili Merkuryev
Fyodor Ivanovich
⭐1.1

Aleksandr Shvorin
Mark
⭐0.2

Svetlana Kharitonova
Irina
⭐0.1

Konstantin Kadochnikov
Volodya
⭐0.0

Valentin Zubkov
Stepan
⭐0.2

Antonina Bogdanova
Grandmother
⭐0.2

Boris Kokovkin
Chernov
⭐0.1

Ekaterina Kupriyanova
Anna Mikhaylovna
⭐0.0
Genres
DramaRomanceWar
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