The Cranes Are Flying

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.

• Mikheil KalatozishviliDirector
• Mieczysław WeinbergOriginal Music Composer
• Viktor RozovScreenplay

• 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