Moscow Skies - 1944

Based on the play of the same name by Georgi Mdivani. In September 1941, lieutenant Ilya Streltsov, who graduated from the flight school, was assigned to the fighter aviation regiment guarding the sky of Moscow. He meets in part the nurse Zoya, with whom he grew up in the same yard and with whom he has long been in love. During the first training flight on the "Seagull", lieutenant Streltsov shot down a German plane and received the nickname "Lucky." Streltsov is jealous of the squadron commander to nurse Zoya, believes that he is finding fault with him. For a whole month he is not allowed to fly sorties. In October 1941, lieutenant Streltsov made his first sortie, he shot down one plane and rams the second. For this battle, he is awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

81min
1944
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.4/10

Cast

Pyotr Aleynikov profile picturePyotr Aleynikovlieutenant Ilya Streltsov
Nina Mazayeva profile pictureNina Mazayevanurse Zoya
Nikolai Bogolyubov profile pictureNikolai Bogolyubovlieutenant colonel Balashov
Pyotr Sobolevsky profile picturePyotr Sobolevskycaptain Goncharov
Ivan Kuznetsov profile pictureIvan Kuznetsovsenior lieutenant Shcherbina
Yevgeni Nemchenko profile pictureYevgeni Nemchenkosenior lieutenant Solovyov
Nikolai Shamin profile pictureNikolai ShaminStreltsov's father

About Moscow Skies

Moscow Skies Overview

Based on the play of the same name by Georgi Mdivani. In September 1941, lieutenant Ilya Streltsov, who graduated from the flight school, was assigned to the fighter aviation regiment guarding the sky of Moscow. He meets in part the nurse Zoya, with whom he grew up in the same yard and with whom he has long been in love. During the first training flight on the "Seagull", lieutenant Streltsov shot down a German plane and received the nickname "Lucky." Streltsov is jealous of the squadron commander to nurse Zoya, believes that he is finding fault with him. For a whole month he is not allowed to fly sorties. In October 1941, lieutenant Streltsov made his first sortie, he shot down one plane and rams the second. For this battle, he is awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

Runtime: 81min

Extra details

Original Title: Небо Москвы
Original Language: Russian
Directed By: Yuli Raizman
Production Companies
Mosfilm