Drama · Soviet Union · 1963 · 1h 37m

They Conquer the Skies

Им покоряется небо

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Director
Tatyana Lioznova
Cast
Nikolai Rybnikov as Kolchin Vladimir Sedov as Sharov Svetlana Svetlichnaya as Nina Kolchina Evgeniy Evstigneev as main constructor Oleg Zhakov as Basargin Sergei Blinnikov as constructor
Crew
Valeriy Ginzburg — Director of Photography Kseniya Blinova — Editor Lidiya Rodionova — Editor Andrey Eshpay — Original Music Composer Leonid Agranovich — Writer Anatoliy Agranovskiy — Writer
Synopsis

The end of the 1940s. Test pilot Aleksei Kolchin was commissioned for the first time to fly the first Soviet jet fighter. The tests are successful, but it is necessary to improve the aircraft. When performing a test flight, Kolchin dies, his last words are recorded on tape. Having studied them, Kolchin's friend Sergei Sharov makes a new attempt and completes the test of the aircraft.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Tatyana Lioznova Director Valeriy Ginzburg Director of Photography Kseniya Blinova Editor Lidiya Rodionova Editor Andrey Eshpay Original Music Composer Leonid Agranovich Writer Anatoliy Agranovskiy Writer Anatoliy Agranovskiy Novel Boris Dulenkov Production Design Liliya Dushina Costume Design
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