Name: Mikhail Kalatazov. The Cranes are Flying (1957) @seventeenmomentsinsoviethi4921
Uploaded: 2014-04-04T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: The overwhelming emotions of the war are captured in this scene when the heroine, played by Tatiana Samoilova, fails to find her boyfriend, played by the great actor Batalov, who will die on the front before they ever meet again. The chaos of the crowds in the background, and their very individual grief and agitation, form the backdrop of the early days of war.

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Uploaded April 2014 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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Mikhail Kalatazov. The Cranes are Flying (1957)