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The poster features a woman in a white dress and a man in a baseball uniform, both looking forward with determination. The background is dominated by the red and white colors of a baseball, with a large "X" symbol. The overall mood is one of anticipation and hope.

The Cranes Are Flying

1957 · Movie · 97 min· Updated Mar 2026
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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.

The Cranes Are Flying is a film that explores themes of world war ii, siege, lovers. It also touches on marriage of convenience and battlefield and wounded.

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Mikhail Kalatozov

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Tatyana Samoylova, Aleksey Batalov, Vasili Merkuryev, Aleksandr Shvorin, Svetlana Kharitonova, Konstantin Kadochnikov, Valentin Zubkov, Antonina Bogdanova, Boris Kokovkin, Ekaterina Kupriyanova

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The poster features a woman in a white dress and a man in a baseball uniform, both looking forward with determination. The background is dominated by the red and white colors of a baseball, with a large "X" symbol. The overall mood is one of anticipation and hope.

The Cranes Are Flying

1957•⭐ 7.9•97 min•Updated Mar 2026
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You can watch The Cranes Are Flying (1957) for free on Artiflix.

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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.

The Cranes Are Flying is a film that explores themes of world war ii, siege, lovers. It also touches on marriage of convenience and battlefield and wounded.

Director

Mikhail Kalatozov

Cast

Tatyana Samoylova, Aleksey Batalov, Vasili Merkuryev, Aleksandr Shvorin, Svetlana Kharitonova, Konstantin Kadochnikov, Valentin Zubkov, Antonina Bogdanova, Boris Kokovkin, Ekaterina Kupriyanova

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