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Cranes are Flying Letyat Zhuravli
TitleCranes are Flying Letyat Zhuravli
Year1957
Time97 mins
GenreDrama; Foreign; Romance; War
DirectorMikhail Kalatozov
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FormatDVD
ActorTatyana Samoylova as Veronika; Aleksey Batalov as Boris; Vasiliy Merkurev as Fyodor Ivanovich; Aleksandr Shvorin as Mark
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PlotVeronika 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.
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Cranes are Flying Letyat Zhuravli