War ·Drama ·Action · Soviet Union · 1981 · 1h 15m

Night Witches

В небе «Ночные ведьмы»

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Director
Yevgeniya Zhigulenko
Cast
Valentina Grushina as Squadron Commander Ksana Zakharchenko Yana Druz as Galya Polikarpova Nina Menshikova as Mariya Ivanovna Valeriya Zaklunnaya as Guard Major Dusya Boguslavskaya Tatyana Chernopyatova as Julia Nesterova Elena Astafeva as Katya Maksimova
Crew
Lev Rogozin — Director of Photography G. Sadovnikova — Editor Vladimir Valutskiy — Writer Yevgeniya Zhigulenko — Writer Leonid Gomorin — Producer Boris Komyakov — Production Design
Synopsis

Film will be based on the female flying unit that fought in the Battle of Moscow. They were dubbed "Night Witches" by the frightened German soldiers because of the deadly stealth of their light planes.

Mood & Themes
world war ii
Key Collaborators
Yevgeniya Zhigulenko Director Lev Rogozin Director of Photography G. Sadovnikova Editor Vladimir Valutskiy Writer Yevgeniya Zhigulenko Writer Leonid Gomorin Producer Boris Komyakov Production Design Anna Kuznetsova Costume Design
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