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The Cranes Are Flying
Why this pick
Like Vysota, it pairs an earnest Soviet-era romance with working-class resolve, but its fluid, expressive camerawork gives the emotional stakes a more sweeping and lyrical force.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1957 1h 34m RUS
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A team of installers under the leadership of brigadier Nikolai Pasechnik are arriving for the construction of the blast furnace. At the construction site, Nikolai meets welder Ekaterina. He tries to care for her, but they often quarrel.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Nikolay Rybnikov
Nikolai Pasechnik
Inna Makarova
Katya
Gennadi Karnovich-Valua
Konstantin Tokmakov
Vasili Makarov
Deriabin
Marina Strizhenova
Masha
Boris Sitko
Dymov
Sergei Romodanov
Berestov
Yelena Maksimova
Berestova