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Wings of Victory
Film / 1941

Wings of Victory

Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov
DramaWar

★ 4.7/10Audience rating

Based on the true story of Russian pilot Valeri Chkalov (1904 - 1938), who set several long-distance flight records. Chkalov and co-pilots Baidukov and Belyakov altogether had accomplished several nonstop long-distance flights. In June 1937, Chkalov set the world record, covering 12,000 kilometers in 63 hours of nonstop flight from Moscow to Vancouver, Washington, flying over the North Pole.

The story

Based on the true story of Russian pilot Valeri Chkalov (1904 - 1938), who set several long-distance flight records. Chkalov and co-pilots Baidukov and Belyakov altogether had accomplished several nonstop long-distance flights. In June 1937, Chkalov set the world record, covering 12,000 kilometers in 63 hours of nonstop flight from Moscow to Vancouver, Washington, flying over the North Pole.

Cast

Vladimir BelokurovChkalov Mikheil GelovaniStalin Semyon MezhinskyOrdzhonikidze Kseniya TarasovaOlga Vasili VaninPavel Pavlovich Pyotr BeryozovBaidukov Boris Zhukovskycommander Alyoshin Fyodor Bogdanovgrandpa Yermolai Sergei YarovBelyakov Irina ZarubinaChkalov's family friend Igor Smyslovskiyairplane designer Mikhail Kalatozov
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Boris Andreyev Arkadiy RaykinAmerican journalist Serafima BirmanAmerican woman (uncredited) Sergei Sorokin(uncredited) Viktor Plotnikov

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