Wings of Victory
Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot
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.
Run Time
1h 29m
Genre
Drama, War
Release Date
12 Mar 1941
Country
Soviet Union
Language
Russian
Director & Producers
Top Billed Cast
Vladimir BelokurovChkalov
Mikheil GelovaniStalin
Semyon MezhinskyOrdzhonikidze
Kseniya TarasovaOlga
Vasili VaninPavel Pavlovich
Pyotr BeryozovBaidukov
Boris Zhukovskycommander Alyoshin
Fyodor Bogdanovgrandpa Yermolai
Sergei YarovBelyakov
Irina ZarubinaChkalov's family friend
airplane designer
Mikhail Kalatozov


Georgi Bajdukov
Boris Chirskov
Aleksandr Gintsburg
Venedict Pushkov