They Conquer the Skies

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.

Director: Tatyana Lioznova

Cast: Nikolai Rybnikov, Vladimir Sedov, Svetlana Svetlichnaya, Evgeniy Evstigneev, Oleg Zhakov, Sergei Blinnikov, Georgiy Kulikov, Nikolay Pogodin

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