Tale of a True Man (1948)

Original title

Повесть о настоящем человеке

Directed by

Aleksandr Stolper

Genre

war film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Soviet pilot is shot down during World War II and severely injured. He struggles to survive and eventually works to return to flying despite his physical limitations.

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What happens

Tale of a True Man (Russian: Повесть о настоящем человеке) is a Soviet feature film directed by Aleksandr Stolper, based on the Russian book of the same name by Boris Polevoy. For the participation in the film, a number of film actors and the cameraman were awarded the Stalin Prize in 1949. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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