The Cranes Are Flying
1957 · 97 MIN · IMDB 8.3 · 20,948 VOTES · DIR. Mikhail Kalatozov
Overview
Veronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river, they watch cranes fly overhead, and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight. Boris misses the meeting and is off to the front lines, while Veronika waits patiently, sending letters faithfully. After her house is bombed, Veronika moves in with Boris' family, into the company of a cousin with his own intentions.
Dialogue Timeline — 800 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:01 MOSFILM
00:04:59 Squirrel!
00:09:34 The most talented ones will be exempted.
00:12:17 - Aren't you jealous? - I haven't got the time for it.
00:14:48 One like my grandmother had.
00:17:22 We'll say goodbye later.
00:20:33 Irina is making coffee, Mark went out for wine.
00:22:55 We saw my brother off last night. My mother was crying...
00:27:07 It would be quite a job finding someone in this crowd.
00:33:10 I'm not such a coward.
00:40:58 - I love you! - Go away!
00:44:17 - I'd say she was worth it. - She sure is!
00:51:02 The Soviet Information Bureau reports that
00:54:17 Sorry, nothing for you.
00:57:26 Mark, pardon my invasion.
00:59:23 New patients again!
01:02:26 Get the doctor.
01:06:47 And I'll be held responsible! Daydreaming, you fool!
01:09:36 Come on, my little one, my little Boris...
01:12:48 Get any kind of car! I beg you!
01:16:40 and this time to get it will be almost impossible.
01:20:55 - May I go out? - All right.
01:25:42 Look!
01:31:11 The End
Cast & Characters
Tatyana Samoylova
Veronika
Aleksey Batalov
Boris Fyodorovich Borozdin
Vasiliy Merkurev
Fyodor Ivanovich Borozdin
Aleksandr Shvorin
Mark Aleksandrovich Borozdin
Svetlana Kharitonova
Irina Fyodorovna Borozdina
Konstantin Kadochnikov
Volodya
Valentin Zubkov
Stepan
Antonina Bogdanova
Varvara Kapitanova -babushka Borisa i Irina
Boris Kokovkin
Nikolay Chernov
Ekaterina Kupriyanova
Anna Mikhaylovna Lebedeva
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed800
Dialogue density8.2 lines / min
First line00:00:01
Final line01:31:11
Production Record
DirectorMikhail Kalatozov
LanguageRussian
IMDb votes20,948