Wings of Victory
(1941)
★ 4.7 IMDb · 12 votes
Year: 1941
Runtime: 89 мин
Country: Soviet Union
Director: Михаил Калатозов
Cast: Владимир Белокуров, Михаил Геловани, Семён Межинский, Ксения Тарасова, Василий Ванин, Пётр Берёзов, Борис Жуковский, Фёдор Богданов, Сергей Яров, Ирина Зарубина
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.