Wings of Victory (1941)
Overview
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
Chkalov
Mikheil Gelovani
Stalin
Semyon Mezhinsky
Ordzhonikidze
Kseniya Tarasova
Olga
Vasili Vanin
Pavel Pavlovich
Pyotr Beryozov
Baidukov
Boris Zhukovsky
commander Alyoshin
Fyodor Bogdanov
grandpa Yermolai
Sergei Yarov
Belyakov
Irina Zarubina
Chkalov's family friend
Mikhail Kalatozov
Boris Andreyev
Arkadiy Raykin
American journalist
Serafima Birman
American woman (uncredited)
Viktor Plotnikov
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