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The Cranes Are Flying(1957)
Status: Released
Date: 1957-10-12
79%
432 Votes
Time: 1h 37m
The compelling story of a girl's impassioned search for happiness.
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.
Languages: Russian.
Countries:
Soviet Union
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Cranes Are Flying
Top 10 Billed Cast
Татьяна Самойлова
Veronika
Алексей Баталов
Boris
Василий Меркурьев
Fyodor Ivanovich
Александр Шворин
Mark
Светлана Харитонова
Irina
Константин Кадочников
Volodya
Валентин Зубков
Stepan
Антонина Богданова
Grandmother
Борис Коковкин
Chernov
Екатерина Куприянова
Anna Mikhaylovna
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