Documentary · Germany · 2025 · 1h 11m

Antonov: The World's Largest Aircraft

Der Gigant - Die legendäre Antonov

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Director
Dirk Schneider
Cast
Luise Georgi as Narrator (voice)
Crew
Marc Voigt — Director of Photography Jörg R. Müller — Editor Dirk Schneider — Writer Katrin Molnár — Writer Liudmyla Berdnyk — Writer Marcus Wilhelm — Producer
Synopsis

The Antonov AN-225 Mriya, the world's largest cargo plane and the pride of Ukraine, was destroyed in a Russian attack on Hostomel airport near Kyiv at the beginning of the invasion in 2022. With exclusive images and never-before-seen film footage, test pilots and engineers of the aviation giant tell its legendary story.

Mood & Themes
cold warsoviet uniontransportationengineeringaviationinnovationnational identitylegacyspace programrussian invasion of ukraine (2022)ukraineairplanes
Key Collaborators
Dirk Schneider Director Marc Voigt Director of Photography Jörg R. Müller Editor Dirk Schneider Writer Katrin Molnár Writer Liudmyla Berdnyk Writer Marcus Wilhelm Producer
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