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The Cranes Are Flying

The Cranes Are Flying

# The compelling story of a girl's impassioned search for happiness.
Drama   Romance   War
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Russian
📆 Date Released: 1957-10-12
⌚ Running Time: 97 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.9

Beloved Cast

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

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