Valery Chkalov (Russian: Валерий Чкалов, UK title - The Red Flyer, United States title - Wings of Victory) is a Soviet biopic about the life of Valery Chkalov, directed by Mikhail Kalatozov.[1] The screenplay was written by Georgy Baidukov, Boris Chirskov and Dmitri Tarasov. The film was produced by Lenfilm and distributed in the United States by Artkino Pictures (1941), and later by Top1Video (1999).
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| Directed by | Mikhail Kalatozov |
| Starring | Vladimir Belokurov Mikheil Gelovani |
| Cinematography | Aleksandr Gintsburg |
| Edited by | A. Goldburg, D. Lander |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Cast
- Vladimir Belokurov as Valery Chkalov
- Mikheil Gelovani as Joseph Stalin
- Semyon Mezhinsky as Sergo Ordzhonikidze
- Kseniya Tarasova as Olga Chkalova
- Vasili Vanin as Pasha Palic
- Serafima Birman
- Pyotr Berezov as Georgiy Baidukov
- Boris Zhukovsky as Cmdr. Alyoshin
- Fyodor Bogdanov as Grandfather
- Irina Zarubina
- Sergei Yarov as Alexander Belyakov
- I. Smyslovsky
- Mikhail Kalatozov
- Boris Andreyev
- Arkady Raikin as American journalist
