Synopsis
Alexey Meresyev was a fighter pilot during the war. One day he was shot down by Nazis, and because of his wounds both of his legs had to be cut off up to his knees. Because of his spirit and courage, Alexey was able to overcome his disability. He learned not only to walk on his artificial limps, but even dance and fly the plane again. Based on a real-life story.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Aleksandr StolperDirector
- Mariya SmirnovaWriter
- Nikolai KryukovOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Pavel KadochnikovAleksei Meresyev
- Nikolai OkhlopkovKommissar Worobjew
- Aleksey DikiyWassilij Wassiljewitsch
- Vasili MerkuryevStepan Ivanovich
- Lyudmila TselikovskayaZinochka
- Lyubov SokolovaVarvara
- Aleksandr MikhajlovPetrov
- Boris BabochkinCast
- Sergei BondarchukCast
- Mikhail GluzskiyCast
- Tamara MakarovaCast
- Lev SverdlinCast