Released:
1948-10-21

Overview:
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.

Director:
Aleksandr Stolper

Runtime:
1h 36min

Genre:
War, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Pavel Kadochnikov
  as
  Aleksei Meresyev
• 
  Nikolai Okhlopkov
  as
  Kommissar Worobjew
• 
  Aleksey Dikiy
  as
  Wassilij Wassiljewitsch
• 
  Vasili Merkuryev
  as
  Stepan Ivanovich
• 
  Lyudmila Tselikovskaya
  as
  Zinochka