Wings of Victory

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.

• Release date
• March 12, 1941
• Runtime
• 89 min
• Genres
• Drama, War
• Director
• Mikhail Kalatozov

Cast

Vladimir Belokurov Chkalov Mikheil Gelovani Stalin Semyon Mezhinsky Ordzhonikidze Kseniya Tarasova Olga Vasili Vanin Pavel Pavlovich Pyotr Beryozov Baidukov Boris Zhukovsky commander Alyoshin Fyodor Bogdanov grandpa Yermolai