Wings of Victory

The story

Based on the true story of Russian pilot Valeri Chkalov (1904 - 1938), who set several long-distance flight records. Chkalov and co-pilots Baidukov and Belyakov altogether had accomplished several nonstop long-distance flights. In June 1937, Chkalov set the world record, covering 12,000 kilometers in 63 hours of nonstop flight from Moscow to Vancouver, Washington, flying over the North Pole.

Cast & crew

Vladimir BelokurovChkalov

Mikheil GelovaniStalin

Semyon MezhinskyOrdzhonikidze

Kseniya TarasovaOlga

Vasili VaninPavel Pavlovich

Pyotr BeryozovBaidukov

Boris Zhukovskycommander Alyoshin

Fyodor Bogdanovgrandpa Yermolai

Sergei YarovBelyakov

Irina ZarubinaChkalov's family friend

Igor Smyslovskiy

Igor Smyslovskiyairplane designer

Mikhail KalatozovCast