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The Cranes Are Flying
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.… Read more
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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.… Read more
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1957 · 1h 37m
The compelling story of a girl's impassioned search for happiness.
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov
Starring: Tatyana Samoylova, Aleksey Batalov, Vasili Merkuryev
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.
Mikhail Kalatozov
Mosfilm
Tatyana Samoylova, Aleksey Batalov, Vasili Merkuryev, Aleksandr Shvorin, Svetlana Kharitonova, Konstantin Kadochnikov, Valentin Zubkov, Antonina Bogdanova, Boris Kokovkin, Ekaterina Kupriyanova, Valentina Ananina, Valentina Vladimirova, Olga Dzisko, Leonid Knyazev, Georgiy Kulikov, Daniil Netrebin, Aleksandr Popov, Irina Preis, Nikolay Smorchkov, Galina Stepanova