The Cranes Are Flying
Movie| Title | Летят журавли |
| User score | 7.9 |
| Release date | Oct 12, 1957 |
| Genre | Drama, Romance, War |
| Director | Mikhail Kalatozov |
| Production country | Soviet Union |
| Production companies | Mosfilm |
| Run time | 97 min. |
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 (1957)
May 10, 2007
Film Trailer: Letyat zhuravli / The Cranes Are Flying
Jun 24, 2018
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Tatyana Samoylova
Veronika
Aleksey Batalov
Boris Fyodorovich Borozdin
Vasili Merkuryev
Fyodor Ivanovich Borozdin
Aleksandr Shvorin
Mark Aleksandrovich Borozdin
Svetlana Kharitonova
Irina Fyodorovna Borozdina
Konstantin Kadochnikov
Volodya
Valentin Zubkov
Stepan
Antonina Bogdanova
Varvara Kapitanova, Boris and Irina's Grandmother
Boris Kokovkin
Nikolay Nikolayevich Chernov
Ekaterina Kupriyanova
Anna Mikhaylovna Lebedeva
Valentina Ananina
Lyuba
Valentina Vladimirova
Woman Soldier
