Story of a Real Man

Aleksandr Stolper
1948-10-21


5.2
96 min

Alexey Meresyev was a fighter pilot during the war. One day he was shot down by Nazis, and because of his wounds both of his legs had to be cut off up to his knees. Because of his spirit and courage, Alexey was able to overcome his disability. He learned not only to walk on his artificial limps, but even dance and fly the plane again. Based on a real-life story.

Cast

Name Character Team
Pavel Kadochnikov Aleksei Meresyev Unowned
Nikolai Okhlopkov Kommissar Worobjew Unowned
Aleksei Dikij Wassilij Wassiljewitsch Unowned
Vasili Merkuryev Stepan Ivanovich Unowned
Lyudmila Tselikovskaya Zinochka Unowned
Lyubov Sokolova Varvara Unowned
Aleksandr Mikhajlov Petrov Unowned
Boris Babochkin Unowned
Sergey Bondarchuk Unowned
Mikhail Gluzskiy Unowned
Tamara Makarova Unowned
Lev Sverdlin Unowned
Yevgeni Shutov Unowned
Ivan Ryzhov больной в санатории (нет в титрах) Unowned
Aleksei Alekseyev doctor (uncredited) Unowned