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Moscow Skies

1944 • 1h21m • War, History, Adventure, Drama

Rating

7.4/10

Popularity

1

In September 1941, lieutenant Ilya Streltsov, who graduated from the flight school, was assigned to the fighter aviation regiment guarding the sky of Moscow. He meets in part the nurse Zoya, with whom he grew up in the same yard and with whom he has long been in love. During the first training flight on the "Seagull", lieutenant Streltsov shot down a German plane and received the nickname "Lucky." Streltsov is jealous of the squadron commander to nurse Zoya, believes that he is finding fault with him. For a whole month he is not allowed to fly sorties. In October 1941, lieutenant Streltsov made his first sortie, he shot down one plane and rams the second. For this battle, he is awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

Details

Director

Yuli Raizman

Screenplay

Mikhail Bleiman

Manuel Bolshintsov

Cast

Pyotr Aleynikov

Nina Mazayeva

Nikolai Bogolyubov

Release date

6/1/1944

Status

Released

Origin country

SU

Vote count

5