On the shelf
The Cranes Are Flying
1957Age guide: 15+
Where to watch
- United StatesThe Roku Channel · Criterion Channel · Darkroom
- United KingdomArtiflix
- CanadaCriterion Channel · Artiflix
87 more countries
- AustraliaArtiflix
- Germanyfilmingo · Artiflix
- FranceArtiflix
- SpainFilmin · Artiflix
- ItalyAmazon Prime Video · CG TV STREAMING · Artiflix
- NetherlandsArtiflix
- SwedenArtiflix
- BrazilArtiflix
- MexicoArtiflix
- IndiaArtiflix
- JapanArtiflix
- AlbaniaArtiflix
- AlgeriaArtiflix
- AndorraArtiflix
- Antigua & BarbudaArtiflix
- ArgentinaArtiflix
- Austriafilmingo · Artiflix
- AzerbaijanArtiflix
- BahamasArtiflix
- BahrainArtiflix
- BarbadosArtiflix
- BelarusArtiflix
- BelgiumArtiflix
- BelizeArtiflix
- BermudaArtiflix
- BoliviaArtiflix
- Bosnia & HerzegovinaArtiflix
- BulgariaArtiflix
- CameroonArtiflix
- Cape VerdeArtiflix
- ChadArtiflix
- ChileArtiflix
- ColombiaArtiflix
- Costa RicaArtiflix
- Côte d’IvoireArtiflix
- CroatiaIvi
- CyprusArtiflix
- CzechiaArtiflix
- DenmarkArtiflix
- Dominican RepublicArtiflix
- EcuadorArtiflix
- EgyptArtiflix
- El SalvadorArtiflix
- Equatorial GuineaArtiflix
- EstoniaArtiflix
- FijiArtiflix
- FinlandArtiflix
- French GuianaArtiflix
- French PolynesiaArtiflix
- GhanaArtiflix
- GibraltarArtiflix
- GreeceArtiflix
- GuatemalaArtiflix
- GuernseyArtiflix
- Hong KongIvi · Artiflix
- HungaryArtiflix
- IcelandArtiflix
- IndonesiaArtiflix
- IraqArtiflix
- IrelandArtiflix
- IsraelArtiflix
- JamaicaArtiflix
- JordanArtiflix
- KenyaArtiflix
- KosovoArtiflix
- KuwaitArtiflix
- LatviaArtiflix
- LebanonArtiflix
- LibyaArtiflix
- LiechtensteinArtiflix
- LithuaniaArtiflix
- LuxembourgArtiflix
- MalaysiaArtiflix
- MaliArtiflix
- MaltaArtiflix
- MauritiusArtiflix
- MoldovaArtiflix
- MonacoArtiflix
- MontenegroArtiflix
- MoroccoArtiflix
- MozambiqueArtiflix
- New ZealandArtiflix
- NicaraguaArtiflix
- NigerArtiflix
- NigeriaArtiflix
- North MacedoniaArtiflix
- NorwayArtiflix
Checked 11 Nov 2026 · Data: JustWatch
See it on the shelfVeronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river, they watch cranes fly overhead, and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight.…
★ 7.9/10 · 487 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Tatyana SamoylovaVeronika
Aleksey BatalovBoris
Vasili MerkuryevFyodor Ivanovich
Aleksandr ShvorinMark
Svetlana KharitonovaIrina
Konstantin KadochnikovVolodya
Valentin ZubkovStepan
Antonina BogdanovaGrandmother
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
talisencrw: This was an equally outstanding and heartbreaking film. I haven't watched a lot of Soviet cinema, but from what I have seen thus… Read full review
badelf: Everything in this movie is technically perfect. In spite of that, the idea that a woman must pick the best man available really… Read full review