Friday, June 22, 2012

"The Cranes Are Flying"

Great Patriotic War
June 22nd 1941 – May 9th 1945













 

The Cranes Are Flying (Летят Журавли)
Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov
Written by Viktor Rozov (play and screenplay)
Starring Tatyana Samojlova and Aleksey Batalov
Music by Moisey Vaynberg
Outstanding cinematography by Sergey Urusevsky
Studio Mosfilm
USSR
1957


Image credit: Ruskino 

http://www.amazon.com/The-Cranes-Flying-Criterion-Collection/dp/B0000633SD/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1340397020&sr=1-1&keywords=the+cranes+are+flying


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2 comments:

  1. JulesJune 24, 2012 at 11:47 AM

    Wonderful photos. Some war stories had happy endings...

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  2. Sasha A. PalmerJune 24, 2012 at 12:39 PM

    Thank you, Jules. If you ever get a chance, watch this movie. It's very special.

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