They Conquer the Skies

(1963)

★ 8.5 IMDb · 2 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1963

Runtime: 80 мин

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Татьяна Лиознова

Cast: Николай Рыбников, Владимир Седов, Светлана Светличная, Евгений Евстигнеев, Олег Жаков, Сергей Блинников, Георгий Куликов, Николай Погодин, Сергей Бобров, Павел Тарасов

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.