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The Cranes Are Flying

Movie · 1957 · 97 min

A sweeping, emotionally devastating wartime romance that blends intimate heartbreak with striking visual poetry.

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1957 film by Mikhail Kalatozov
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Year
1957
Runtime
97 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • grief
  • love
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • hospital
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, war, romance
Directed by
Mikhail Kalatozov
Written by
Viktor Rozov
Starring
Aleksey Batalov, Tatiana Samoilova, Vasili Merkuryev, Valentin Zubkov, Svetlana Kharitonova, Valentina Ananina, Boris Kokovkin, Antonina Bogdanova
Music
Mieczysław Weinberg
Cinematography
Sergey Urusevsky
Runtime
97 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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