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The Cranes Are Flying
The compelling story of a girl's impassioned search for happiness.
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.
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The Cranes Are Flying was released October 12, 1957. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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.
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Cast
Tatyana SamoylovaVeronika
Aleksey BatalovBoris
Vasili MerkuryevFyodor Ivanovich
Aleksandr ShvorinMark
Svetlana KharitonovaIrina
Konstantin KadochnikovVolodya
Valentin ZubkovStepan
Antonina BogdanovaGrandmotherCredits
- Directed by
- Mikhail Kalatozov
- Written by
- Viktor Rozov
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Russian
- Original title
- Летят журавли
Production
MosfilmRussia