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The Cranes Are Flying

1957

97 minutes

DramaRomanceWar

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.

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Tatyana Samoylova headshot

Tatyana Samoylova

Veronika

Aleksey Batalov headshot

Aleksey Batalov

Boris Fyodorovich Borozdin

Vasili Merkuryev headshot

Vasili Merkuryev

Fyodor Ivanovich Borozdin

Aleksandr Shvorin headshot

Aleksandr Shvorin

Mark Aleksandrovich Borozdin

Svetlana Kharitonova headshot

Svetlana Kharitonova

Irina Fyodorovna Borozdina

Konstantin Kadochnikov headshot

Konstantin Kadochnikov

Volodya

Valentin Zubkov headshot

Valentin Zubkov

Stepan

Antonina Bogdanova headshot

Antonina Bogdanova

Varvara Kapitanova, Boris and Irina's Grandmother

Boris Kokovkin headshot

Boris Kokovkin

Nikolay Nikolayevich Chernov

Ekaterina Kupriyanova headshot

Ekaterina Kupriyanova

Anna Mikhaylovna Lebedeva

Valentina Ananina headshot

Valentina Ananina

Lyuba

Valentina Vladimirova headshot

Valentina Vladimirova

Woman Soldier

Olga Dzisko headshot

Olga Dzisko

Dasha

Leonid Knyazev headshot

Leonid Knyazev

Sachkov

Georgiy Kulikov headshot

Georgiy Kulikov

Anatoliy Aleksandrovich Kuzmin

Daniil Netrebin headshot

Daniil Netrebin

Wounded Man

Aleksandr Popov headshot

Aleksandr Popov

Borya

Irina Preis headshot

Irina Preis

Antonina Nikolayevna Monastyrskaya

Nikolay Smorchkov headshot

Nikolay Smorchkov

Zakharov

Galina Stepanova headshot

Galina Stepanova

Veronika's Mother

Klarina Frolova-Vorontsova headshot

Klarina Frolova-Vorontsova

Guest at Party

Georgiy Shamshurin headshot

Georgiy Shamshurin

Aleksey, Veronika's Father

Leonid Alekseyev headshot

Leonid Alekseyev

Old Man (uncredited)

Valentina Berezutskaya headshot

Valentina Berezutskaya

Lyusya, Snub-Nosed Girl on Wires (uncredited)

Maya Bulgakova headshot

Maya Bulgakova

Greeter Woman on Station (uncredited)

Lidiya Vinogradova headshot

Lidiya Vinogradova

Woman Soldier (uncredited)

Lidiya Genel-Ablova headshot

Lidiya Genel-Ablova

Old Woman (uncredited)

Aleksandr Degtyar headshot

Aleksandr Degtyar

Soldier with Child (uncredited)

Anatoliy Dudorov headshot

Anatoliy Dudorov

Military Man (uncredited)

Tamara Evgeneva-Ivanova headshot

Tamara Evgeneva-Ivanova

Guest at Party (uncredited)

Ivan Zalesskiy headshot

Ivan Zalesskiy

(uncredited)

Anna Zargitckaia headshot

Anna Zargitckaia

Palyukaitis (uncredited)

Maria Klyuchareva headshot

Maria Klyuchareva

Greeter Woman on Station (uncredited)

Yuri Komissarov headshot

Yuri Komissarov

Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited)

Aleksandr Kuznetsov headshot

Aleksandr Kuznetsov

(uncredited)

Yevgeniya Lyzhina headshot

Yevgeniya Lyzhina

(uncredited)

Alevtina Rumyantseva headshot

Alevtina Rumyantseva

Young Woman (uncredited)

Mikhail Semenikhin headshot

Mikhail Semenikhin

Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited)

Lyubov Sokolova headshot

Lyubov Sokolova

Woman Soldier (uncredited)

Lyubov Studneva headshot

Lyubov Studneva

Stepan's Mother (uncredited)

Vasiliy Fushchich headshot

Vasiliy Fushchich

Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited)

Vasiliy Tsygankov headshot

Vasiliy Tsygankov

Soldier (uncredited)

Yevgeni Kudryashov headshot

Yevgeni Kudryashov

Guest at party (uncredited)