The Cranes Are Flying

The Cranes Are Flying

The compelling story of a girl's impassioned search for happiness.

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.

SU

Made in SU

7.9/10

1957

Drama
Romance
War
Mosfilm

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Cast

Tatyana Samoylova

Tatyana Samoylova

As Veronika

Aleksey Batalov

Aleksey Batalov

As Boris

Vasili Merkuryev

Vasili Merkuryev

As Fyodor Ivanovich

Aleksandr Shvorin

Aleksandr Shvorin

As Mark

Svetlana Kharitonova

Svetlana Kharitonova

As Irina

Konstantin Kadochnikov

Konstantin Kadochnikov

As Volodya

Valentin Zubkov

Valentin Zubkov

As Stepan

Antonina Bogdanova

Antonina Bogdanova

As Grandmother

Boris Kokovkin

Boris Kokovkin

As Chernov

Ekaterina Kupriyanova

Ekaterina Kupriyanova

As Anna Mikhaylovna

Valentina Ananina

Valentina Ananina

As Lyuba

Valentina Vladimirova

Valentina Vladimirova

As Woman Soldier

Olga Dzisko

Olga Dzisko

As Dasha

Leonid Knyazev

Leonid Knyazev

As Sachkov

Georgiy Kulikov

Georgiy Kulikov

As Anatoliy Aleksandrovich Kuzmin

Daniil Netrebin

Daniil Netrebin

As Wounded Man

Aleksandr Popov

Aleksandr Popov

As Borya

Irina Preis

Irina Preis

As Antonina Nikolayevna Monastyrskaya

Nikolay Smorchkov

Nikolay Smorchkov

As Zakharov

Galina Stepanova

Galina Stepanova

As Veronika's Mother

Klarina Frolova-Vorontsova

Klarina Frolova-Vorontsova

As Guest at Party

Georgiy Shamshurin

Georgiy Shamshurin

As Aleksey, Veronika's Father

Leonid Alekseev

Leonid Alekseev

As Old Man (uncredited)

Valentina Berezutskaya

Valentina Berezutskaya

As Lyusya, Snub-Nosed Girl on Wires (uncredited)

Maya Bulgakova

Maya Bulgakova

As Greeter Woman on Station (uncredited)

Lidiya Vinogradova

Lidiya Vinogradova

As Woman Soldier (uncredited)

Lidiya Genel-Ablova

Lidiya Genel-Ablova

As Old Woman (uncredited)

Aleksandr Degtyar

Aleksandr Degtyar

As Soldier with Child (uncredited)

Anatoliy Dudorov

Anatoliy Dudorov

As Military Man (uncredited)

Tamara Evgeneva-Ivanova

Tamara Evgeneva-Ivanova

As Guest at Party (uncredited)

Ivan Zalesskiy

Ivan Zalesskiy

As (uncredited)

Anna Zarzhitskaya

Anna Zarzhitskaya

As Palyukaitis (uncredited)

Maria Klyuchareva

Maria Klyuchareva

As Greeter Woman on Station (uncredited)

Yuri Komissarov

Yuri Komissarov

As Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited)

Aleksandr Kuznetsov

Aleksandr Kuznetsov

As (uncredited)

Yevgeniya Lyzhina

Yevgeniya Lyzhina

As (uncredited)

Alevtina Rumyantseva

Alevtina Rumyantseva

As Young Woman (uncredited)

Mikhail Semenikhin

Mikhail Semenikhin

As Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited)

Lyubov Sokolova

Lyubov Sokolova

As Woman Soldier (uncredited)

Lyubov Studneva

Lyubov Studneva

As Stepan's Mother (uncredited)

Vasiliy Fushchich

Vasiliy Fushchich

As Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited)

Vasiliy Tsygankov

Vasiliy Tsygankov

As Soldier (uncredited)

Yevgeni Kudryashov

Yevgeni Kudryashov

As Guest at party (uncredited)

Anatoli Chebotaryov

Anatoli Chebotaryov

As (uncredited)

Leonid Alekseev

Leonid Alekseev

As Old man (uncredited)

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