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The Cranes are Flying
Cast
Tatyana Samoylova, Aleksey Batalov, Vasili Merkuryev, Aleksandr Shvorin View AllCrew
Mikhail Kalatozov (Director), Viktor Rozov (Writer) View All
Release: Oct. 12th, 1957
Runtime: 1 hour, 37 minutes
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Again, though Boris and Veronika mainly take center stage, one of my favorite sequences is when Veronika goes to see Boris off at the grounds and the camera passes through the crowd of people saying goodbye: a middle-aged husband leaving his wife; a stunned young woman holding an infant as she kisse....

In a way, this opening does create a decent contrast which is something the director constantly plays with and succeeds in throughout the entire film and in this case, the couple are inside their own little bubble of wonder, where the open streets combined with the wide shots and a wonderfully che....