
Alexey Meresyev was a fighter pilot during the war. One day he was shot down by Nazis, and because of his wounds both of his legs had to be cut off up to his knees. Because of his spirit and courage, Alexey was able to overcome his disability. He learned not only to walk on his artificial limps, but even dance and fly the plane again. Based on a real-life story.
Cast

Pavel Kadochnikov
Aleksei Meresyev

Nikolai Okhlopkov
Kommissar Worobjew

Aleksey Dikiy
Wassilij Wassiljewitsch

Vasili Merkuryev
Stepan Ivanovich

Lyudmila Tselikovskaya
Zinochka

Lyubov Sokolova
Varvara

Aleksandr Mikhajlov
Petrov

Boris Babochkin
Unknown

Sergey Bondarchuk
Unknown

Mikhail Gluzskiy
Unknown

Tamara Makarova
Unknown

Lev Sverdlin
Unknown

Yevgeni Shutov
Unknown

Ivan Ryzhov
больной в санатории (нет в титрах)

Aleksei Alekseyev
doctor (uncredited)

Boris Dobronravov
Chairman of the commission
Crew

Aleksandr Stolper
Director

Mariya Smirnova
Writer

Boris Polevoy
Novel
Anna Kulganek
Editor

Mark Magidson
Director of Photography

Tatyana Berezantseva
First Assistant Director
A. Volkov
Second Assistant Director
Evgeniy Zilbershtein
Assistant Director
Nikolai Sliozberg
Executive Producer

Yosyp Shpinel
Production Design
Aleksandr Priyezzhev
Camera Operator
Amina Akhmetova
Camera Operator
Nikolai Renkov
Visual Effects Camera
Mariya Zhukova
Costume Design
M. Maslova
Makeup Artist
Vyacheslav Leshchyov
Sound Director
Yevgeni Kashkevich
Sound Director

Nikolai Kryukov
Original Music Composer
Sergey Voronkov
Set Decoration

Grigoriy Gamburg
Conductor
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