Wings
Directed by Larisa Shepitko
Produced by Mosfilm
A melancholic character study of a former fighter pilot grappling with the psychological aftermath of war and the alienation of civilian life.
Former fighter pilot turned provincial schoolmistress Nadezhda Petrovna struggles to adapt to peacetime, having internalised military ideals of service and obedience.
Essence
Ensemble
Maya Bulgakova
Nadezhda Petrukhina
Zhanna Bolotova
Tanya Petrukhina
Pantelejmon Krymov
Pavel Gavrilovich
Leonid Dyachkov
Mitya Grachov
Vladimir Gorelov
Igor, Tanya's Husband
Yuri Medvedev
Boris Grigoriyevich
Nikolay Grabbe
Konstantin Mikhaylovich Shuvalov
Zhanna Aleksandrova
Zina Yermolayeva
Sergey Nikonenko
Sergey Bystryakov
Rimma Markova
Shura
Arkadi Trusov
Morozov
Olga Gobzeva
Journalist
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