The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

10/12/1957Drama, Romance, War1h 37m
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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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Tatyana Samoylova

    Veronika

  2. Cast 1

    Aleksey Batalov

    Boris Fyodorovich Borozdin

  3. Cast 1

    Vasili Merkuryev

    Fyodor Ivanovich Borozdin

  4. Cast 1

    Aleksandr Shvorin

    Mark Aleksandrovich Borozdin

  5. Cast 1

    Svetlana Kharitonova

    Irina Fyodorovna Borozdina

  6. Cast 1

    Konstantin Kadochnikov

    Volodya

  7. Cast 1

    Valentin Zubkov

    Stepan

  8. Cast 1

    Antonina Bogdanova

    Varvara Kapitanova, Boris and Irina's Grandmother

  9. Cast 1

    Boris Kokovkin

    Nikolay Nikolayevich Chernov

Everything in this movie is technically perfect. In spite of that, the idea that a woman must pick the best man available really dates this movie for me.