Wings of Victory

4.519411h 29mDramaWar

Wings of Victory (1941) is a drama, war film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov rated 4.5/10.

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.

Released: 1941-03-12

Duration: 1h 29m

Genre: Drama, War

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Mikhail Kalatozov

Writer: Georgi Bajdukov, Boris Chirskov, Dmitri Tarasov

Cast: Vladimir Belokurov, Mikheil Gelovani, Semyon Mezhinsky, Kseniya Tarasova, Vasili Vanin, Pyotr Beryozov

Production: Lenfilm