The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
Original Title: Летят журавли
Drama
Romance
War
7.9 (399 votes)
1h 37m
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.
Details
- Director
- Mikhail Kalatozov
- Writer
- Viktor Rozov
- Original Language
- Russian
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Aleksandr Shvorin
Aleksey Batalov
Antonina Bogdanova
Boris Kokovkin
Ekaterina Kupriyanova
Konstantin Kadochnikov
Svetlana Kharitonova
Tatyana Samoylova
Valentin Zubkov
Vasili Merkuryev
Keywords
air raid
anti war
battlefield
black and white
bomb shelter
couple
criterion
heartache
life during wartime
loveless marriage
lovers
marriage of convenience
moscow
russia
returning hero
siege
world war ii
wounded
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