They Conquer the Skies

They Conquer the Skies

1963
1h 37min

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.

They Conquer the Skies

Storyline

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.
    Released
    26 August 1963
    Runtime
    1h 37min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Russian
    Production
    Gorky Film Studios
Cast
Nikolai Rybnikov
Nikolai Rybnikov
Kolchin
Vladimir Sedov
Vladimir Sedov
Sharov
Svetlana Svetlichnaya
Svetlana Svetlichnaya
Nina Kolchina
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Evgeniy Evstigneev
main constructor
Oleg Zhakov
Oleg Zhakov
Basargin
Sergei Blinnikov
Sergei Blinnikov
constructor
Georgiy Kulikov
Georgiy Kulikov
constructor
Nikolay Pogodin
Nikolay Pogodin
test-pilot
Sergey Bobrov
constructor
Pavel Tarasov
Pavel Tarasov
old constructor
Lev Zolotukhin
Lev Zolotukhin
Gordeyev
Pyotr Shcherbakov
Pyotr Shcherbakov
test-pilot
Vladimir Rautbart
Vladimir Rautbart
constructor
Ivan Ryzhov
Ivan Ryzhov
flight inspector
Lev Barashkov
test-pilot
Vadim Zakharchenko
Vadim Zakharchenko
drunk assembler
Yan Yanakiyev
Yan Yanakiyev
constructor
Nikolai Barmin
Nikolai Barmin
engineer-constructor
Nikolay Grabbe
Nikolay Grabbe
constructor
Isay Gurov
constructor
Boris Kordunov
Boris Kordunov
constructor
Mariya Lvova
Mariya Lvova
doctor
Klavdiya Lepanova
constructor
Manefa Sobolevskaya
Manefa Sobolevskaya
secretary
Rudolf Pankov
Rudolf Pankov
pilot
Vladimir Smirnov
Vladimir Smirnov
pilot
Yelena Rybnikova
Kolchin's daughter
Vladimir Prikhodko
Vladimir Prikhodko
pilot-major (uncredited)
Nikolai Romanov
Nikolai Romanov
doctor (uncredited)
Lev Lobov
Lev Lobov
pilot (uncredited)
Vladislav Kovalkov
Vladislav Kovalkov
pilot (uncredited)
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