
Wings of Victory
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.
Wings of Victory
March 12, 1941
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Cast (15)

Vladimir Belokurov
Chkalov

Mikhail Gelovani
Stalin

Semyon Mezhinsky
Ordzhonikidze

Kseniya Tarasova
Olga

Vasili Vanin
Pavel Pavlovich

Pyotr Berezov
Baidukov

Boris Zhukovsky
commander Alyoshin

Fyodor Bogdanov
grandpa Yermolai

Sergei Yarov
Belyakov

Irina Zarubina
Chkalov's family friend

Igor Smyslovski
airplane designer

Boris Andreyev
N/A

Arkadiy Raykin
American journalist

Serafima Birman
American woman (uncredited)
Crew (13)
Directing

Mikhail Kalatozov
Director

Semyon Derevyansky
Second Unit Director
Writing
Production

Yakov Antselovich
Producer
Sound

Venedict Pushkov
Original Music Composer

Yevgeni Nesterov
Sound Engineer

Arnold Shargorodsky
Sound Engineer
Art

Alexander Black
Production Design
Camera

Aleksandr Gintsburg
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up

Vasili Goryunov
Makeup Designer
Crew
No data availableEditing

D. Lander
Editor