18 Jun 1955
It Happened on July 20th
A dramatic reconstruction of the July 1944 attempt by German Army Officers to assassinate Hitler with a bomb and end the war before Germany was totally destroyed.
The Cranes Are Flying
The compelling story of a girl's impassioned search for happiness.
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.
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Татьяна Самойлова Veronika
Алексей Баталов Boris
Василий Меркурьев Fyodor Ivanovich
Александр Шворин Mark
Светлана Харитонова Irina
Константин Кадочников Volodya
Валентин Зубков Stepan
Антонина Богданова Grandmother
Борис Коковкин Chernov
Екатерина Куприянова Anna Mikhaylovna
Валентина Ананьина Lyuba
Валентина Владимирова Woman Soldier
Ольга Дзисько Dasha
Леонид Князев Sachkov
Георгий Куликов Anatoliy Aleksandrovich Kuzmin
Даниил Нетребин Wounded Man
Александр Попов Borya
Ирина Прейс Antonina Nikolayevna Monastyrskaya
Николай Сморчков Zakharov
Галина Степанова Veronika's Mother
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