They Conquer the Skies
They Conquer the Skies

They Conquer the Skies

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1963
1h 37m
7.0(1 votes)
Drama

Overview

The end of the 1940s. Test pilot Aleksei Kolchin was commissioned for the first time to fly the first Soviet jet fighter. The tests are successful, but it is necessary to improve the aircraft. When performing a test flight, Kolchin dies, his last words are recorded on tape. Having studied them, Kolchin's friend Sergei Sharov makes a new attempt and completes the test of the aircraft.

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Cast & Crew

31 members
Acting

Николай Рыбников

Kolchin

Николай Рыбников
Acting

Владимир Седов

Sharov

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Acting

Светлана Светличная

Nina Kolchina

Светлана Светличная
Acting

Евгений Евстигнеев

main constructor

Евгений Евстигнеев
Acting

Олег Жаков

Basargin

Олег Жаков
Acting

Сергей Блинников

constructor

Сергей Блинников
Acting

Георгий Куликов

constructor

Георгий Куликов
Acting

Николай Погодин

test-pilot

Николай Погодин
Acting

Сергей Бобров

constructor

Сергей Бобров
Acting

Павел Тарасов

old constructor

Павел Тарасов
Acting

Лев Золотухин

Gordeyev

Лев Золотухин
Acting

Пётр Щербаков

test-pilot

Пётр Щербаков
Acting

Владимир Раутбарт

constructor

Владимир Раутбарт
Acting

Иван Рыжов

flight inspector

Иван Рыжов
Acting

Лев Барашков

test-pilot

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Acting

Вадим Захарченко

drunk assembler

Вадим Захарченко
Acting

Ян Янакиев

constructor

Ян Янакиев
Acting

Николай Бармин

engineer-constructor

Николай Бармин
Acting

Николай Граббе

constructor

Николай Граббе
Acting

Isay Gurov

constructor

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Acting

Борис Кордунов

constructor

Борис Кордунов
Acting

Mariya Lvova

doctor

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Acting

Клавдия Лепанова

constructor

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Acting

Манефа Соболевская

secretary

Манефа Соболевская
Acting

Рудольф Панков

pilot

Рудольф Панков
Acting

Владимир Смирнов

pilot

Владимир Смирнов
Acting

Yelena Rybnikova

Kolchin's daughter

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Acting

Владимир Приходько

pilot-major (uncredited)

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Acting

Николай Романов

doctor (uncredited)

Николай Романов
Acting

Лев Лобов

pilot (uncredited)

Лев Лобов
Acting

Владислав Ковальков

pilot (uncredited)

Владислав Ковальков

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