They Conquer the Skies
Tatyana Lioznova1963-08-26
7
97 min
The end of the 1940s. Test pilot Aleksei Kolchin was commissioned for the first time to fly the first Soviet jet fighter. The tests are successful, but it is necessary to improve the aircraft. When performing a test flight, Kolchin dies, his last words are recorded on tape. Having studied them, Kolchin's friend Sergei Sharov makes a new attempt and completes the test of the aircraft.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Nikolai Rybnikov | Kolchin | Unowned |
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Vladimir Sedov | Sharov | Unowned |
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Svetlana Svetlichnaya | Nina Kolchina | Unowned |
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Evgeniy Evstigneev | main constructor | Unowned |
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Oleg Zhakov | Basargin | Unowned |
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Sergei Blinnikov | constructor | Unowned |
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Georgiy Kulikov | constructor | Unowned |
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Nikolay Pogodin | test-pilot | Unowned |
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Sergey Bobrov | constructor | Unowned |
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Pavel Tarasov | old constructor | Unowned |
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Lev Zolotukhin | Gordeyev | Unowned |
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Pyotr Shcherbakov | test-pilot | Unowned |
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Vladimir Rautbart | constructor | Unowned |
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Ivan Ryzhov | flight inspector | Unowned |
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Lev Barashkov | test-pilot | Unowned |
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Vadim Zakharchenko | drunk assembler | Unowned |
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Yan Yanakiyev | constructor | Unowned |
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Nikolai Barmin | engineer-constructor | Unowned |
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Nikolay Grabbe | constructor | Unowned |
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Isay Gurov | constructor | Unowned |
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Boris Kordunov | constructor | Unowned |
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Mariya Lvova | doctor | Unowned |
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Klavdiya Lepanova | constructor | Unowned |
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Manefa Sobolevskaya | secretary | Unowned |
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Rudolf Pankov | pilot | Unowned |
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Vladimir Smirnov | pilot | Unowned |
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Yelena Rybnikova | Kolchin's daughter | Unowned |
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Vladimir Prikhodko | pilot-major (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Nikolai Romanov | doctor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lev Lobov | pilot (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Vladislav Kovalkov | pilot (uncredited) | Unowned |