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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Viktor Rozov (play)
Viktor Rozov (screenplay)
Release Date:
21 March 1960 (USA) more
Plot:
Veronica plans a rendezvous with her lover, Boris, at the bank of river, only for him to be drafted into World War II shortly thereafter. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 3 wins more
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truly magnificent more (46 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Tatyana Samojlova | ... | Veronika (as T. Samojlova) |
| Aleksey Batalov | ... | Boris |
| Vasili Merkuryev | ... | Fyodor Ivanovich (as V. Merkuryev) |
| Aleksandr Shvorin | ... | Mark (as A. Shvorin) |
| Svetlana Kharitonova | ... | Irina (as S. Kharitonova) |
| Konstantin Nikitin | ... | Volodya (as K. Nikitin) |
| Valentin Zubkov | ... | Stepan (as V. Zubkov) |
| Antonina Bogdanova | ... | Grandmother (as A. Bogdanova) |
| Boris Kokovkin | ... | Tyernov (as B. Kokovkin) |
| Yekaterina Kupriyanova | ... | Anna Mikhajlovna (as Ye. Kupriyanova) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Valentina Ananyina | ||
| O. Dzisko | ||
| Klarina Frolova | (as K. Frolova) | |
| Leonid Knyazev | (as L. Knyazev) | |
| Yu. Kulikov | ||
| Pyotr Merkuryev | ||
| Daniil Netrebin | ||
| Aleksandr Popov | (as Sasha Popov) | |
| I. Preis | ||
| T. Shamshurin | ||
| Nikolai Smorchkov | (as N. Smorchkov) | |
| Galina Stepanova | ||
| Adrián Viador | ... | Mark (voice) |
| Valentina Vladimirova | ||
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Летят журавли (Soviet Union: Russian title)
Miprinaven tseroebi (Soviet Union: Georgian title)
The Cranes Are Flying (USA)
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Runtime:
Argentina:97 min | Germany:95 min | Russia:97 min | Sweden:94 min | USA:94 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | USA:TV-PG | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | West Germany:12 (bw)
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Mikhail Kalatozov spent several years in Los Angeles on a diplomatic assignment where he acquired an admiration for the works of Frank Borzage, King Vidor and Vincente Minnelli. more
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Featured in Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence (2007) more
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The plot of this movie is set against the most terrible war in history of mankind: the violent clash between Adolf Hitler's Germany and Soviet Russia, from 1941-'45.
With the western areas of their country thoroughly devastated, and 20 to 30 million Russian people killed, the vibes of this conflict can be felt in Russia up to the present day. Let alone back in 1957, when memories were still very fresh and painful.
This very black setting strongly contrasts with the fine and coherent style of 'Letjat zhuravli's' beautiful shots. Its simple story deals with human behaviour in times of war: bravery, love, patriotism, weakness, cowardice and corruption. All beautifully tied together by a toy-squirrel.
Add to this the truly magnificent acting, and it's easy to understand why this movie is so famous. Really, one of the very best ever made.