Moscow Skies (1944)

Moscow Skies (1944)

Blazing With Glory...Glowing with Love! 1944-06-01 Soviet Union 81 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Based on the play of the same name by Georgi Mdivani. In September 1941, lieutenant Ilya Streltsov, who graduated from the flight school, was assigned to the fighter aviation regiment guarding the sky of Moscow. He meets in part the nurse Zoya, with whom he grew up in the same yard and with whom he has long been in love. During the first training flight on the "Seagull", lieutenant Streltsov shot down a German plane and received the nickname "Lucky." Streltsov is jealous of the squadron commander to nurse Zoya, believes that he is finding fault with him. For a whole month he is not allowed to fly sorties. In October 1941, lieutenant Streltsov made his first sortie, he shot down one plane and rams the second. For this battle, he is awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

Cast

Пётр Алейников is lieutenant Ilya Streltsov
lieutenant Ilya Streltsov
Nina Mazayeva is nurse Zoya
nurse Zoya
Николай Боголюбов is lieutenant colonel Balashov
lieutenant colonel Balashov
Иван Кузнецов is senior lieutenant Shcherbina
senior lieutenant Shcherbina
Yevgeni Nemchenko is senior lieutenant Solovyov
senior lieutenant Solovyov
Nikolai Shamin is Streltsov's father
Streltsov's father