Wings of Victory

Name: Wings of Victory
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1941-03-12
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 4.1
Cast: Vladimir Belokurov, Mikheil Gelovani, Semyon Mezhinsky, Kseniya Tarasova, Vasili Vanin

March 12, 1941
Directed by
Mikhail Kalatozov

Based on the true story of Russian pilot Valeri Chkalov (1904 - 1938), who set several long-distance flight records. Chkalov and co-pilots Baidukov and Belyakov altogether had accomplished several nonstop long-distance flights. In June 1937, Chkalov set the world record, covering 12,000 kilometers in 63 hours of nonstop flight from Moscow to Vancouver, Washington, flying over the North Pole.