The Cranes Are Flying
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The Cranes Are Flying is a 1957 Soviet war drama film directed and produced by Mikhail Kalatozov at Mosfilm, written by Viktor Rozov, and starring Aleksey Batalov and Tatiana Samoilova. It depicts the
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An illustrated PSE with scenes from the film: A. Batalov as Boris, T. Samojlova as Veronika. Russia, 2003.
Mikhail Kalatozov
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Mikhail Konstantinovich Kalatozov, born Mikheil Kalatozishvili, was a Soviet film director of Georgian origin who contributed to both Georgian and Russian cinema. He is known for his films The Cranes
The Cranes Are Flying
…The Cranes Are Flying (Russian: Летят журавли, romanized: Letyat zhuravli) is a 1957 Soviet war drama film directed and produced by Mikhail Kalatozov at Mosfilm, written by Viktor Rozov, and starring Aleksey Batalov and Tatiana Samoilova. It depicts the cruelty and the damage done to the Soviet psyche…
Kalatozov on a 2003 stamp of Russia