The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1957-10-12 Soviet Union 97 Min. PG-13
7.9 400 votes
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.

Cast

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