Story of a Real Man

Overview

Alexey Meresyev was a fighter pilot during the war. One day he was shot down by Nazis, and because of his wounds both of his legs had to be cut off up to his knees. Because of his spirit and courage, Alexey was able to overcome his disability. He learned not only to walk on his artificial limps, but even dance and fly the plane again. Based on a real-life story.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 21, 1948

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Mosfilm

Cast

Aleksandr Mikhajlov,Yevgeni Shutov,Ivan Ryzhov,Aleksey Dikiy,Boris Dobronravov,Boris Babochkin,Lyubov Sokolova,Pavel Kadochnikov,Nikolai Okhlopkov,Vasili Merkuryevand 6 more

Director

Aleksandr Stolper

Writer

Boris Polevoy,Mariya Smirnova

Producer

Nikolai Sliozberg

Cinematography

Mark Magidson

Music

Nikolai Kryukov

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0040707