Russia / Aug 26, 1963
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The end of the 1940s. Test pilot Aleksei Kolchin was commissioned for the first time to fly the first Soviet jet fighter. The tests are successful, but it is necessary to improve the aircraft. When performing a test flight, Kolchin dies, his last words are recorded on tape. Having studied them, Kolchin's friend Sergei Sharov makes a new attempt and completes the test of the aircraft.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nikolay Pogodin | test-pilot |
| Sergey Bobrov | constructor |
| Pavel Tarasov | old constructor |
| Lev Zolotukhin | Gordeyev |
| Pyotr Shcherbakov | test-pilot |
| Vladimir Rautbart | constructor |
| Ivan Ryzhov | flight inspector |
| Lev Barashkov | test-pilot |
| Vadim Zakharchenko | drunk assembler |
| Yan Yanakiyev | constructor |
| Nikolai Barmin | engineer-constructor |
| Nikolay Grabbe | constructor |
| Isay Gurov | constructor |
| Boris Kordunov | constructor |
| Mariya Lvova | doctor |
| Klavdiya Lepanova | constructor |
| Manefa Sobolevskaya | secretary |
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| Rudolf Pankov | pilot |
| Vladimir Smirnov | pilot |
| Yelena Rybnikova | Kolchin's daughter |
| Vladimir Prikhodko | pilot-major (uncredited) |
| Nikolai Romanov | doctor (uncredited) |
| Lev Lobov | pilot (uncredited) |
| Vladislav Kovalkov | pilot (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Им покоряется небо |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Gorky Film Studios |
| Release date | 26 agosto 1963 |
| Executive producer | Vladimir Maron |
| Writer | Anatoliy Agranovskiy, Leonid Agranovich, Valeriya Pogozheva |
| Editing | Lidiya Rodionova, Kseniya Blinova |
| Cinematography | Valeriy Ginzburg, Vadim Kornilyev, A. Petrov |
| Assistant directors | B. Kanevskiy, Tatyana Lioznova |
| Camera operators | Valeriy Ginzburg, Vadim Kornilyev, A. Petrov |
| Additional photography | Valeriy Ginzburg, Vadim Kornilyev, A. Petrov |
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| Production design | Boris Dulenkov, Boris Kuzovkin |
| Art direction | Boris Dulenkov, Boris Kuzovkin |
| Set decoration | Boris Kuzovkin, Boris Dulenkov |
| Visual effects | Konstantin Alekseyev, Vladimir Nikitchenko |
| Music | Andrey Eshpay, Valentin Khlobynin, Emin Khachaturyan |
| Sound | Andrey Eshpay, Valentin Khlobynin, Emin Khachaturyan |
| Costume design | Liliya Dushina, Aleksei Smirnov |
| Makeup | Aleksei Smirnov, Liliya Dushina |
| Hairstyling | Liliya Dushina, Aleksei Smirnov |
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