The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

Name: The Cranes Are Flying
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Released: 1957
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Tatyana Samoylova, Aleksey Batalov, Vasili Merkuryev, Aleksandr Shvorin, Svetlana Kharitonova

1h 37m Soviet Union

Drama Romance War

Plot

Veronika and Boris fall in love in pre-war Moscow, sharing tender moments by the river while watching cranes soar above. They vow to reunite before Boris departs for the battlefield, but he misses their meeting. As he fights on the front lines, Veronika remains devoted, writing him letters filled with hope. When her home is destroyed in an air raid, she moves in with Boris' family, where she faces new challenges, including the unsettling advances of a cousin who has his own agenda. Their love is tested amid the chaos of war and personal betrayal.

Cast

Tatyana Samoylova Aleksey Batalov Vasili Merkuryev Aleksandr Shvorin Svetlana Kharitonova Konstantin Kadochnikov Valentin Zubkov Antonina Bogdanova Boris Kokovkin Ekaterina Kupriyanova Valentina Ananina Valentina Vladimirova Olga Dzisko Leonid Knyazev Georgiy Kulikov

The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

Plot

Cast

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