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The Cranes Are Flying

1960·1h 35m·Not Rated
DramaRomanceWar
IMDb Rating
★ 8.3/10
22,660 votes
Metascore
76
Metacritic

Veronika plans a rendezvous with her lover Boris at the bank of the river, only for him to be drafted into World War II shortly thereafter.

The Cranes Are Flying is a 1960 drama romance movie directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, starring Aleksey Batalov, Vasiliy Merkurev, Tatyana Samoylova. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.3/10 from 22,660 votes and runs 1h 35m.

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Director
Mikhail Kalatozov
Stars
Aleksey Batalov
Vasiliy Merkurev
Tatyana Samoylova
Aleksandr Shvorin
Creators
Viktor Rozov
Details
1960-03-21
95 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ Soviet Union
★ Russian
Keywords
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