They Conquer the Skies (1963)
Drama
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.
Cast
Kolchin
Sharov
Gordeyev
test-pilot
constructor
flight inspector
test-pilot
drunk assembler
constructor
engineer-constructor
constructor
constructor
Nina Kolchina
constructor
doctor
constructor
secretary
pilot
pilot
Kolchin's daughter
pilot-major (uncredited)
doctor (uncredited)
pilot (uncredited)
main constructor
pilot (uncredited)
Basargin
constructor
constructor
test-pilot
constructor
old constructor
Crew
Director
Writer
Writer
Director of Photography
Production Design
Sound
Original Music Composer
Editor
Editor
Costume Design
Novel
Makeup Artist