The Cranes Are Flying

Name: The Cranes Are Flying
Director: Mikheil Kalatozishvili
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Released: 1957-10-12
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 7.922
Cast: Tatyana Samoylova, Aleksey Batalov, Vasili Merkuryev, Aleksandr Shvorin, Svetlana Kharitonova

Directed by Mikheil Kalatozishvili

Drama

Romance

War

19571h 37m7.9

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.