They Conquer the Skies
97 mins
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.
Sergey Bobrov
constructor
Lev Barashkov
test-pilot
Isay Gurov
constructor
Klavdiya Lepanova
constructor
Yelena Rybnikova
Kolchin's daughter
Anatoliy Agranovskiy
Writer
Andrey Eshpay
Original Music Composer
Leonid Agranovich
Writer
Lidiya Rodionova
Editor
Liliya Dushina
Costume Design
Valentin Khlobynin
Sound
Kseniya Blinova
Editor
Anatoliy Agranovskiy
Novel
Valeriy Ginzburg
Director of Photography
Aleksey Smirnov
Makeup Artist