Wings of Victory (1941)

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.

Cast (17)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Vladimir Belokurov

Chkalov

Mikheil Gelovani

Stalin

Semyon Mezhinsky

Ordzhonikidze

Kseniya Tarasova

Olga

Vasili Vanin

Pavel Pavlovich

Pyotr Beryozov

Baidukov

Boris Zhukovsky

commander Alyoshin

Fyodor Bogdanov

grandpa Yermolai

Sergei Yarov

Belyakov

Irina Zarubina

Chkalov's family friend

I

Igor Smyslovskiy

airplane designer

Mikhail Kalatozov

Boris Andreyev

Arkadiy Raykin

American journalist

Serafima Birman

American woman (uncredited)

S

Sergei Sorokin

(uncredited)

Viktor Plotnikov

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