Wings of Victory (1941)
The film is based on the biography of Valeri Chkalov (1904 - 1938), a Russian pilot, who set several long distance flight records. Chkalov and his co-pilots Baidukov and Belyakov together had accomplished several non-stop long-distance flights. In June of 1937 Chkalov set the world record, covering 12000 kilometers in 63 hours of non-stop flight from Moscow to Vancouver, Washington, flying over the North Pole.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Mikhail Kalatozov
Writing:
- Boris Chirskov
- Georgi Bajdukov
- Dmitri Tarasov
Stars:
Release Date: 1941-03-12
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- Country: SU
- Language: Pусский
- Runtime: 89
Chkalov
Ordzhonikidze
Olga
Pavel Pavlovich
Baidukov
commander Alyoshin
grandpa Yermolai
American woman (uncredited)
American journalist
Stalin
Belyakov
Chkalov's family friend
airplane designer
