Project Author: Hakura
June 23, 2025
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
Mosfilm
The Cranes Are Flying
The compelling story of a girl's impassioned search for happiness.
Genre:
Drama, Romance, War
Runtime:
97
Released:
1957
Rating:
7.901
Budget:
Box Office:
WRITERS
Viktor Rozov
FILM OVERVIEW
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. 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.
DIRECTOR
Mikhail Kalatozov
GALLERY
PRODUCTION TEAM
Mikhail Kalatozov (Director)
Viktor Rozov (Writer)
Nikolay Olonovskiy (Camera Operator)
Sergei Urusevsky (Director of Photography)
Igor Mayorov (Sound)
Mieczysław Weinberg (Original Music Composer)
Mariya Timofeyeva (Editor)
Mikhail Kalatozov (Producer)
Lidiya Naumova (Costume Design)
Olga Struntsova (Makeup Artist)
CAST MEMBERS
Tatyana Samoylova
Aleksey Batalov
Vasili Merkuryev
Aleksandr Shvorin
Svetlana Kharitonova
Konstantin Kadochnikov
Valentin Zubkov
Antonina Bogdanova
Boris Kokovkin
Ekaterina Kupriyanova
MORE PRODUCTION
Yevgeni Svidetelev (Production Design)
MORE CAST
Valentina Ananina, Valentina Vladimirova, Olga Dzisko, Leonid Knyazev, Georgiy Kulikov, Daniil Netrebin, Aleksandr Popov, Irina Preis, Nikolay Smorchkov, Galina Stepanova, Klarina Frolova-Vorontsova, Georgiy Shamshurin, Leonid Alekseyev, Valentina Berezutskaya, Maya Bulgakova, Lidiya Vinogradova, Lidiya Genel-Ablova, Aleksandr Degtyar, Anatoliy Dudorov, Tamara Evgeneva-Ivanova, Ivan Zalesskiy, Anna Zarzhitskaya, Maria Klyuchareva, Yuri Komissarov, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Yevgeniya Lyzhina, Alevtina Rumyantseva, Mikhail Semenikhin, Lyubov Sokolova, Lyubov Studneva, Vasiliy Fushchich, Vasiliy Tsygankov, Yevgeni Kudryashov, Anatoli Chebotaryov
