Only Old Men Are Going to Battle

Directed by Leonid Bykov
1974    87mWar, Drama
8.2100%7.9
Stunning World War II flying sequences as the Soviet Air Force battles the Luftwaffe. Veteran Russian pilots teach their new recruits about life, death, and love. When the older men fly into battle, will the young pilots be ready to fight, and how many will return?
  • Leonid BykovCaptain Aleksei “Maestro” Titarenko / Director / Writer
  • Serhiy PidhornyiViktor “Smuglyanka” Shchedronov
  • Sergei IvanovLieutenant "Kuznechik" Alexandrov
  • Rustam SagdullaevLieutenant "Romeo" Sagdullayev
  • Yevgeniya SimonovaMasha Popova
  • Olga MateshkoCaptain Zoya Molchanova
  • Volodymyr TalashkoSenior Lieutenant Sergei Skvortsov
  • Viktor MiroshnichenkoMajor Ivan Ermakov
  • Aleksei Smirnovmechanic Makarych
  • Alim FedorinskyAlyabyev
  • Vano YantbelidzeLieutenant Vano Kobakhidze
  • Oleksandr NemchenkoIvan Fedorovich
  • Viloriy PashchenkoVorobyov
  • Yuriy SarantsevVasily Vasilievich
  • Valentyn Makarovregiment chief of staff
  • Leonid MarchenkoPetya Savchuk
  • Boris Boldyrevskiymechanic Sagdullaev
  • Ivan Reutovmechanic Sergey Skvortsov
  • Sergei Zayontspilot
  • Gregory Hladypilot
  • MartijnChuszMay 1, 2025
    No action, boring…

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