The Cranes Are Flying
Mikhail Kalatozov1957-10-12
The compelling story of a girl's impassioned search for happiness.
7.9
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Tatyana Samoylova | Veronika | Unowned |
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Aleksey Batalov | Boris Fyodorovich Borozdin | Unowned |
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Vasili Merkuryev | Fyodor Ivanovich Borozdin | Unowned |
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Aleksandr Shvorin | Mark Aleksandrovich Borozdin | Unowned |
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Svetlana Kharitonova | Irina Fyodorovna Borozdina | Unowned |
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Konstantin Kadochnikov | Volodya | Unowned |
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Valentin Zubkov | Stepan | Unowned |
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Antonina Bogdanova | Varvara Kapitanova, Boris and Irina's Grandmother | Unowned |
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Boris Kokovkin | Nikolay Nikolayevich Chernov | Unowned |
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Ekaterina Kupriyanova | Anna Mikhaylovna Lebedeva | Unowned |
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Valentina Ananina | Lyuba | Unowned |
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Valentina Vladimirova | Woman Soldier | Unowned |
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Olga Dzisko | Dasha | Unowned |
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Leonid Knyazev | Sachkov | Unowned |
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Georgiy Kulikov | Anatoliy Aleksandrovich Kuzmin | Unowned |
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Daniil Netrebin | Wounded Man | Unowned |
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Aleksandr Popov | Borya | Unowned |
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Irina Preis | Antonina Nikolayevna Monastyrskaya | Unowned |
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Nikolay Smorchkov | Zakharov | Unowned |
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Galina Stepanova | Veronika's Mother | Unowned |
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Klarina Frolova-Vorontsova | Guest at Party | Unowned |
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Georgiy Shamshurin | Aleksey, Veronika's Father | Unowned |
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Leonid Alekseyev | Old Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Valentina Berezutskaya | Lyusya, Snub-Nosed Girl on Wires (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Maya Bulgakova | Greeter Woman on Station (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lidiya Vinogradova | Woman Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lidiya Genel-Ablova | Old Woman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Aleksandr Degtyar | Soldier with Child (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Anatoliy Dudorov | Military Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tamara Evgeneva-Ivanova | Guest at Party (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ivan Zalesskiy | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Anna Zargitckaia | Palyukaitis (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Maria Klyuchareva | Greeter Woman on Station (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Yuri Komissarov | Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Aleksandr Kuznetsov | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Yevgeniya Lyzhina | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alevtina Rumyantseva | Young Woman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mikhail Semenikhin | Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lyubov Sokolova | Woman Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lyubov Studneva | Stepan's Mother (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Vasiliy Fushchich | Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Vasiliy Tsygankov | Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Yevgeni Kudryashov | Guest at party (uncredited) | Unowned |