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V boy idut odni 'stariki'

V boy idut odni 'stariki'

1974Movie⏱️ 1h 32m
ComedyDramaWar
8.2
IMDB Rating
6,303 votes

During World War II, a Soviet veteran pilot teaches newcomers that war is transient, and music is eternal.

Director
Leonid Bykov
Writers
Leonid Bykov, Yevgeni Onopriyenko, Aleksandr Satsky
Stars
Leonid Bykov, Sergey Podgornyy, Sergei Ivanov
Release Date
August 12, 1974
Language
Russian, Ukrainian
Country
Soviet Union
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🎭 Top Cast

Leonid Bykov
Leonid Bykov
as Aleksey Titarenko
Sergey Podgornyy
Sergey Podgornyy
as Viktor Shchedronov 'Smuglyanka'
Sergei Ivanov
Sergei Ivanov
as leytenant Aleksandrov 'Kuznechik'
Rustam Sagdullaev
Rustam Sagdullaev
as leytenant Sagdullayev 'Romeo'
Evgeniya Simonova
Evgeniya Simonova
as Masha Popova
Olga Mateshko
Olga Mateshko
as Zoya
Vladimir Talashko
Vladimir Talashko
as Sergey Skvortzov
Viktor Miroshnichenko
Viktor Miroshnichenko
as mayor Ivan Yermakov 'Kompolka'
Aleksei Smirnov
Aleksei Smirnov
as Makarych
Alim Fedorinsky
Alim Fedorinsky
as Alyabyev

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
Dovzhenko Film Studios

🏷️ Keywords

aerial combatworld war twogreat patriotic warukrainesoviet air force

🎯 Categories

RussianComedyDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

Only old men are going to battle
by markhumphries452022-12-05
7/10

"Decent ww2 film with good acting and captures the period. However I have watched Soviet war movies with much better action scenes with more authentic aircraft not post war trainers. And using newsreel battle footage instead of filmed stuntwork is cheap and weird given they use much better staged scenes in many of their ww2 films. They have the budget for this in 1974. I watch war movies mainly for the action not talking scenes. To give the filmmaker credit he offered sentimental memories and a believable atmosphere with funny moments. I have watched much more engrossing war movies than this ho..."

💡 Did You Know?

Leonid Bykov's childhood dream of becoming a pilot inspired his making of the film.

📖 Synopsis

During World War II, a Soviet veteran pilot teaches newcomers that war is transient, and music is eternal.