Valery Chkalov (1941)

Original title

Валерий Чкалов

Directed by

Mikhail Kalatozov, Semyon Derevyansky

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a biography of Soviet pilot Valery Chkalov. It shows his daring flights and his role as a national hero in the 1930s.

patrioticheroicinspirationaldramaticsuspensefulearnesthistoricalawe-inspiring

What happens

Valery Chkalov (Russian: Валерий Чкалов, UK title - The Red Flyer, United States title - Wings of Victory) is a Soviet biopic about the life of Valery Chkalov, directed by Mikhail Kalatozov. The screenplay was written by Georgy Baidukov, Boris Chirskov and Dmitri Tarasov. The film was produced by Lenfilm and distributed in the United States by Artkino Pictures (1941), and later by Top1Video (1999). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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