1963
7.0 (1 votes)
1h 37m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Gorky Film Studios
They Conquer the Skies (Им покоряется небо)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Tatyana Lioznova
Writer: Anatoliy Agranovskiy, Leonid Agranovich
Director of Photography: Valeriy Ginzburg
