Movie

Wings of Victory

1941 · 89 min

A sweeping, earnest aviation drama that mixes daring flight spectacle with patriotic warmth and a quiet sense of sacrifice.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Earnest, uplifting, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, survival, friendship, death
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
survival
friendship
death
loyalty
Places: big city
countryside
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none