The Cranes Are Flying

Veronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river, they watch cranes fly overhead, and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight. Boris misses the meeting and is off to the front lines, while Veronika waits patiently, sending letters faithfully. After her house is bombed, Veronika moves in with Boris' family, into the company of a cousin with his own intentions.

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  Tatyana Samoylova

  Veronika
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  Aleksey Batalov

  Boris
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  Vasili Merkuryev

  Fyodor Ivanovich
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  Aleksandr Shvorin

  Mark
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  Svetlana Kharitonova

  Irina
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  Konstantin Kadochnikov

  Volodya
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  Valentin Zubkov

  Stepan
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  Antonina Bogdanova

  Grandmother
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  Boris Kokovkin

  Chernov
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  Ekaterina Kupriyanova

  Anna Mikhaylovna