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The Cranes Are Flying

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The Cranes Are Flying
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NR,1hr 31min
Genres:
Drama,Romance
Released:
March 21, 1960
Director:
Mikhail Kalatozov
Distributor:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Starring:
Tatiana Samoilova, Alexei Batalov, Vasily Merkuryev  ...more
Synopsis: Based on a play by V. Rusov, the Russian The Cranes are Flying is a love story set during the early years of World War II. With her boyfriend Boris (Alexei Batalov) on the front lines - and no sign of life from him for eons - Veronica (Tatiana Samoilova, Constantin Stanislavsky's grandniece) is raped by Boris's cousin, Fyodor (Vasily Merkuryev), during an air raid, and later accepts his marriage proposal, despite her lack of love for him - hoping that he'll eventually be able to replace her boyfriend. ... Full Synopsis
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Tom Wiener, AMG Review
It's a love story, it's a story of betrayal; it's a war drama, it's an anti-war diatribe, it's a tribute to the resiliency of Mother Russia, it's a dark and disturbing psychological melodrama of one woman's one bad choice and its consequences. Since its acclaimed appearance at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival, where it received the Palm D'Or, and its crossover appeal to Cold War American film audiences ... Full Review
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