
The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
Letyat zhuravli (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 35min
- Drama, Romance
- 21 Mar 1960 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast
Tatyana Samoylova | ... |
Veronika
(as T. Samoylova)
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Aleksey Batalov | ... |
Boris Fyodorovich Borozdin
(as A. Batalov)
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Vasiliy Merkurev | ... |
Fyodor Ivanovich Borozdin
(as V. Merkuryev)
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Aleksandr Shvorin | ... |
Mark Aleksandrovich Borozdin
(as A. Shvorin)
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Svetlana Kharitonova | ... |
Irina Fyodorovna Borozdina
(as S. Kharitonova)
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Konstantin Kadochnikov | ... |
Volodya
(as K. Nikitin)
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Valentin Zubkov | ... |
Stepan
(as V. Zubkov)
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Antonina Bogdanova | ... |
Varvara Kapitanova -babushka Borisa i Irina
(as A. Bogdanova)
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Boris Kokovkin | ... |
Nikolay Chernov
(as B. Kokovkin)
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Ekaterina Kupriyanova | ... |
Anna Mikhaylovna Lebedeva
(as Ye. Kupriyanova)
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Valentina Ananina | ... |
Lyuba
(as V. Ananina)
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Valentina Vladimirova | ... |
Soldatka
(as V. Vladimirova)
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Olga Dzisko | ... |
Dasha
(as O. Dzisko)
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Leonid Knyazev | ... |
Sachkov
(as L. Knyazev)
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Georgiy Kulikov | ... |
Anatoliy Kuzmin
(as Yu. Kulikov)
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Daniil Netrebin | ... |
Ranenyy
(as D. Netrebin)
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Aleksandr Popov | ... |
Borya
(as Sasha Popov)
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Irina Preys | ... |
Antonina Monastyrskaya
(as I. Preys)
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Nikolay Smorchkov | ... |
Zakharov
(as N. Smorchkov)
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Galina Stepanova | ... |
maty Veroniki
(as G. Stepanova)
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Klarina Frolova-Vorontsova | ... |
Gost na vecherinke
(as K. Frolova)
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Georgiy Shamshurin | ... |
Aleksey
(as T. Shamshurin)
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Maria Klyuchareva | ... |
Vstrechayushchaya na vokzale (uncredited)
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Pyotr Merkurev | ... |
(uncredited)
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Lidiya Vinogradova | ... |
Soldatka (uncredited)
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Anna Zarzhitskaya | ... |
Palyukaytis (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mikhail Kalatozov |
Written by
Viktor Rozov | ... | (screenplay) |
Viktor Rozov | ... | (play "Vecno zivye") |
Produced by
Mikhail Kalatozov | ... | producer |
Music by
Moisey Vaynberg | ... | (as M. Vaynberg) |
Cinematography by
Sergey Urusevskiy | ... | (as S. Urusevsky) |
Editing by
Mariya Timofeyeva | ... | (as M. Timofeeva) |
Production Design by
Evgeniy Svidetelev | ... | (as E. Svidetelev) |
Costume Design by
Leonid Naumov | ... | (as L. Naumov) |
Makeup Department
Olga Struntsova | ... | makeup artist (as O. Struntsova) |
Production Management
Igor Vakar | ... | production manager (as I. Vakar) |
Art Department
Sergey Datskevich | ... | poster artist (as S. Datskevich) |
Boris Zelensky | ... | poster artist |
Karl Oskar Blase | ... | poster artist : West Germany (uncredited) (1963) |
Helmuth Ellgaard | ... | poster artist : West Germany (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Kevin Adickes | ... | sound effects editor |
Igor Mayorov | ... | sound (as I. Mayorov) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Nikolay Olonovskiy | ... | camera operator (as N. Olonovsky) |
Location Management
Bella Fridman | ... | location manager (as B. Fridman) |
Music Department
Vadim Korostylyov | ... | lyricist (as V. Korostylev) |
Arnold Roytman | ... | conductor (as A. Roytman) |
Additional Crew
Adán Latonda | ... | dubbing director: spanish version (2008) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Goskino (1957) (Soviet Union) (theatrical)
- Artkino Pictures (1958) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Centrala Wynajmu Filmów (1958) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Curzon Film Distributors (1958) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Dan-Ina Film (1958) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Deutsche Film Hansa (1958) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Kosmos-Filmi (1958) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Mirafilm (1958) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Tellus Film (1958) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1959) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1960) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1964) (Finland) (tv)
- TF1 (1988) (France) (tv)
- Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2002) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Moskwood Media (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Ritka Video (2006) (Czechia) (DVD)
- Nouveaux Pictures (2007) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Divisa Home Video (2008) (Spain) (DVD)
- Misteriya Zvuka (2013) (Russia) (DVD)
- trigon-film (2014) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- trigon-film (2014) (Austria)
- trigon-film (2014) (Germany) (special edition)
- trigon-film (2014) (Switzerland) (DVD) (special edition)
- Iskusstvo kino (2019) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Potemkine Films (2019) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Buksfilm (2024) (Poland) (video) (VOD)
- Empresa Hispanoamericana de Video (EHV) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Moskwood Media (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Telewizja Polska (TVP) - I Program (1959) (Poland) (tv)
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Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
As the clouds of war spread over Russia during Germany's surprise invasion in 1941, the fervent young lovers, the sensitive Veronika and the stalwart Boris, are parted when the patriotic lad secretly volunteers for the war effort. During the following hard years, Veronika who serves her country as a wartime-nurse will lose communication with Boris. When a devastating air raid destroys her house and Boris' father takes her in to live with the family, unexpectedly, things will take a turn for the worse. Before long, the worried fiancée will find herself dealing not only with the dark thoughts of Boris' potential loss but also with the burden of an unwelcome decision. Once, the star-crossed lovers swore eternal devotion under a flock of flying cranes, still, a war is always cruel and eternally disastrous. Written by Nick Riganas |
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Taglines | So Much to Love - So Little Time See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | One of the most notable features of the film is cinematographer Sergey Urusevskiy's then ground-breaking use of hand-held cameras. He had learned how to film like this when he was a military cameraman during the war. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Nitrate Base (1996). See more » |
Quotes |
Stepan:
Dear mother, father, sisters and brothers! The happiness of our reunion is immeasurable. The heart of every Soviet citizen is filled with joy. Joy sings in our hearts. It is victory that has brought us this joy. We have all waited for this moment. But we shall not forget those left behind on the battlefield. Time will pass. Towns and villages will be rebuilt. Our wounds will heal. But our fierce hatred of war will never diminish. We share the grief of those who cannot meet their loved ones today, and we will do everything to insure that sweethearts are never again parted by war, that mothers need never again fear for their children's lives, that fathers need never again choke back hidden tears. We have won, and we shall live not to destroy, but to build a new life! See more » |