The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
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.
- Released
- 1957-10-12
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, War
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Mikhail Kalatozov, Viktor Rozov
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 from 485 votes
Cast
- Tatyana Samoylova as Veronika
- Aleksey Batalov as Boris
- Vasili Merkuryev as Fyodor Ivanovich
- Aleksandr Shvorin as Mark
- Svetlana Kharitonova as Irina
- Konstantin Kadochnikov as Volodya
- Valentin Zubkov as Stepan
- Antonina Bogdanova as Grandmother
- Boris Kokovkin as Chernov
- Ekaterina Kupriyanova as Anna Mikhaylovna
- Valentina Ananina as Lyuba
- Valentina Vladimirova as Woman Soldier