Wings of Victory (1941)
1h 29m
Running Time
March 12, 1941Release Date
Wings of Victory (1941)
1h 29m
Running Time
March 12, 1941Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Vladimir Belokurov
Valeriy Chkalov
Mikhail Gelovani
Iosif Stalin
Semyon Mezhinsky
Sergey Ordzhonikidze
Vasili Vanin
Pavel Pavlovich
Kseniya Tarasova
Olga Chkalova
Pyotr Berezov
Baidukov
Mikhail Kalatozov
Director
Boris Zhukovsky
commander Alyoshin
Georgi Bajdukov
Writer
Boris Chirskov
Writer
Fyodor Bogdanov
grandpa Yermolai
Dmitri Tarasov
Writer
Dmitriy Tarasov
Writer
Sergei Yarov
Belyakov
Yakov Antselovich
Producer
Irina Zarubina
Chkalov's family friend
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 12, 1941
Original NameВалерий Чкалов
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Genres
Wiki.
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).