The Cranes Are Flying

About 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.

The Cranes Are Flying (1957) is a romance war film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov. The film is filed under couple, lovers, battlefield, and anti war.

Tatyana Samoylova appears as Veronika, Aleksey Batalov as Boris, Vasili Merkuryev as Fyodor Ivanovich, and Aleksandr Shvorin as Mark. Released in October 1957, it runs 97 minutes.

The screenplay is by Viktor Rozov. It streams on Criterion Channel in the United States.

The Great Dictator, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Schindler's List make useful companions to The Cranes Are Flying, all filed under black and white and world war ii. TMDB voters put it at 7.9 out of 10 across 475 votes.