The film is based on the biography of Valeri Chkalov (1904 - 1938), a Russian pilot, who set several long distance flight records. Chkalov and his co-pilots Baidukov and Belyakov together had accomplished several non-stop long-distance flights. In June of 1937 Chkalov set the world record, covering 12000 kilometers in 63 hours of non-stop flight from Moscow to Vancouver, Washington, flying over the North Pole.
Stars: Vladimir Belokurov, Mikhail Gelovani, Semyon Mezhinsky, Kseniya Tarasova, Vasili Vanin, Pyotr Berezov
Crew: Mikhail Kalatozov (Director), Georgi Bajdukov (Writer), Boris Chirskov (Writer), Dmitri Tarasov (Writer), Yakov Antselovich (Producer), Alexander Black (Art Direction)
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Studio: Lenfilm
Runtime: 89 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 12, 1941
IMDb: 6.9
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