The Cranes Are Flying

The story

Veronika 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.

Cast & crew

Tatyana SamoylovaVeronika

Aleksey BatalovBoris

Vasili MerkuryevFyodor Ivanovich

Aleksandr ShvorinMark

Svetlana KharitonovaIrina

Konstantin KadochnikovVolodya

Valentin ZubkovStepan

Antonina BogdanovaGrandmother

Boris KokovkinChernov

Ekaterina KupriyanovaAnna Mikhaylovna

Valentina AnaninaLyuba

Valentina VladimirovaWoman Soldier