The Cranes Are Flying is a 1957 Soviet war drama directed by Mikhail Kalatozov at Mosfilm, adapted by Viktor Rozov from his own play. It follows a romantic relationship broken apart by World War II, known in the Soviet Union as the Great Patriotic War, and the lasting toll the conflict takes on those left behind. The film won the Palme dOr at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival, the only Soviet film ever to do so, with lead actress Tatiana Samoilova receiving a special festival commendation for her performance. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Soviet Union, originated there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Russian, original language there.
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The Cranes Are Flying, Description, original language
The Cranes Are Flying is a 1957 Soviet war drama directed by Mikhail Kalatozov at Mosfilm, adapted by Viktor Rozov from his own play.
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12 October 1957 (USSR)
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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.
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Wikidata P166: Palme d'OrQuote, Wikidata P166: Palme d'Or
Wikidata P166 (award received): Palme d'Or.
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