The Cranes Are Flying
The Cranes Are Flying

The Cranes Are Flying

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

7.9(415 votes)
1957
1h 37m
Drama
Romance
War

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.

Production

Mosfilm

Cast

Tatyana Samoylova

Tatyana Samoylova

Veronika

Aleksey Batalov

Aleksey Batalov

Boris

Vasili Merkuryev

Vasili Merkuryev

Fyodor Ivanovich

Aleksandr Shvorin

Aleksandr Shvorin

Mark

Svetlana Kharitonova

Svetlana Kharitonova

Irina

Konstantin Kadochnikov

Konstantin Kadochnikov

Volodya

Valentin Zubkov

Valentin Zubkov

Stepan

Antonina Bogdanova

Antonina Bogdanova

Grandmother

Boris Kokovkin

Boris Kokovkin

Chernov

Ekaterina Kupriyanova

Ekaterina Kupriyanova

Anna Mikhaylovna

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