Wings of Victory

1h 29m

4.1

Based on the true story of Russian pilot Valeri Chkalov (1904 - 1938), who set several long-distance flight records. Chkalov and co-pilots Baidukov and Belyakov altogether had accomplished several nonstop long-distance flights. In June 1937, Chkalov set the world record, covering 12,000 kilometers in 63 hours of nonstop flight from Moscow to Vancouver, Washington, flying over the North Pole.

Cast

Vladimir Belokurov

Mikheil Gelovani

Semyon Mezhinsky

Kseniya Tarasova

Pavel Pavlovich

Boris Zhukovsky

commander Alyoshin

Fyodor Bogdanov

grandpa Yermolai

Chkalov's family friend

Igor Smyslovskiy

airplane designer

Mikheil Kalatozishvili

American journalist

Serafima Birman

American woman (uncredited)

Viktor Plotnikov

Crew

Mikheil Kalatozishvili

Georgi Bajdukov

Aleksandr Gintsburg

Director of Photography

Yakov Antselovich

Executive Producer

Alexander Black

Production Design

Vasili Goryunov

Makeup Designer

Semyon Derevyansky

Second Unit Director

Yevgeni Nesterov

Arnold Shargorodsky

Venedict Pushkov

Original Music Composer