The Flight (1971)
Original title: Бег
The Flight is a 1971 Russian-language drama movie directed by Aleksandr Alov and Vladimir Naumov, with a running time of 3h 16m. It stars Aleksey Batalov, Ludmila Savelyeva and Mikhail Ulyanov.
The film is about a group of people who in other times wouldn't have anything in common, some of them innocent bystanders, some moral criminals. But nothing is straightforward and simple. From Russia "the run" continues to Constantinople, to Paris, back to Russia. Some of them have understood that they can't live outside Russia and go back maybe to be happy, maybe not, some go back to face sure death for their crimes, some don't go back and know that are going to miss homeland forever, some are comfortably well off (are they?) in exile. Sentimental without syrup, tragic and comical at the same time.
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What is The Flight about?
The film is about a group of people who in other times wouldn't have anything in common, some of them innocent bystanders, some moral criminals. But nothing is straightforward and simple. From Russia "the run" continues to Constantinople, to Paris, back to Russia. Some of them have understood that they can't live outside Russia and go back maybe to be happy, maybe not, some go back to face sure death for their crimes, some don't go back and know that are going to miss homeland forever, some are comfortably well off (are they?) in exile. Sentimental without syrup, tragic and comical at the same time.
When was The Flight released?
The Flight was released on 14 January 1971.
How long is The Flight?
The Flight runs 3h 16m.
Who made The Flight?
The Flight was directed by Aleksandr Alov and Vladimir Naumov.
Cast
- Aleksey Batalov as Сергей Павлович Голубков, приват-доцент Петроградского университета
- Ludmila Savelyeva as Серафима Владимировна Корзухина, жена Товарища министра торговли
- Mikhail Ulyanov as Григорий Лукьянович Чарнота, генерал
- Tatyana Tkach as Люська Корсакова
- Vladislav Dvorzhetsky as Роман Валерьянович Хлудов, генерал
- Evgeniy Evstigneev as Парамон Ильич Корзухин
- Roman Khomyatov as Михаил Васильевич Фрунзе, красный командарм
- Vladimir Zamanskiy as Баев, командир красного полка
- Nikolay Olyalin as Крапилин, солдат-вестовой
- Bruno Frejndlikh as барон Пётр Николаевич Врангель, главнокомандующий
- Vladimir Osenev as Тихий
- Aleksandr Yanvaryov as Голован, адъютант Хлудова, есаул