Baltiyskoe nebo

Mar 2 1961 N/A 2h 43m
Drama, History, War

Based on the novel of the same name by Nikolai Chukovsky. The end of August 1941. At night, a truck rushes along the last road not yet occupied by the enemy to Leningrad. In the back of two — civil aviation pilot Lunin and commissar of the air division Uvarov. Lunin, a man no longer young, experienced, but had not yet been in battle, was sent to the legendary squadron of fighter pilots under the command of Captain Rassokhin. This squadron fought from the first day of the war and has already lost most of its composition. The story of the harsh everyday life of the defenders of Leningrad, full of heroism and tragedy; about the heavy share of city residents who fell into the ring of an enemy blockade. In the center of the story is the fate of military pilots who had to fight in the sky over Leningrad and the Baltic.

Plot

A story about pilots guarding the sky above Leningrad during WWII.

Written by

Nikolai Chukovsky

Directed by

Vladimir Vengerov

Cast

Pyotr Glebov, Vsevolod Platov, Mikhail Ulyanov

Crew

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Production Countries

Soviet Union

Production Companies

Lenfilm

Languages

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
180
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA