They Conquer the Skies

Name: They Conquer the Skies
Director: Tatyana Lioznova
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963-08-26
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Nikolai Rybnikov, Vladimir Sedov, Svetlana Svetlichnaya, Evgeniy Evstigneev, Oleg Zhakov

HDIMDB: 8.5

They Conquer the Skies (1963) is a drama directed by Tatyana Lioznova rated 8.5/10.

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.

Released: 1963-08-26

Duration: 1h 37m

Genre: Drama

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Tatyana Lioznova

Writer: Leonid Agranovich, Anatoliy Agranovskiy

Cast: Nikolai Rybnikov, Vladimir Sedov, Svetlana Svetlichnaya, Evgeniy Evstigneev

Production: Gorky Film Studios