Only Old Men Are Going to Battle

Original title: V boy idut odni 'stariki'

1974
1h 32m

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Leonid Bykov, Sergei Ivanov, Yevgeni Onopriyenko, Georgi Prokopets, Rustam Sagdullaev, Aleksandr Satsky, Vladimir Talashko, Vladimir Voytenko, and Vano Yantbelidze in Only Old Men Are Going to Battle (1974)

During World War II, a Soviet veteran pilot teaches newcomers that war is transient, and music is eternal.During World War II, a Soviet veteran pilot teaches newcomers that war is transient, and music is eternal.During World War II, a Soviet veteran pilot teaches newcomers that war is transient, and music is eternal.

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Leonid Bykov

Aleksey Titarenko
(as L. Bykov)

Sergey Podgornyy

Viktor Shchedronov 'Smuglyanka'
(as S. Podgornyy)

Sergei Ivanov

leytenant Aleksandrov 'Kuznechik'
(as S. Ivanov)

Rustam Sagdullaev

leytenant Sagdullayev 'Romeo'
(as R. Sagdullayev)

Evgeniya Simonova

Masha Popova
(as Ye. Simonova)

Olga Mateshko

Zoya
(as O. Mateshko)

Vladimir Talashko

Sergey Skvortzov
(as V. Talashko)

Viktor Miroshnichenko

mayor Ivan Yermakov 'Kompolka'
(as V. Miroshnichenko)

Aleksei Smirnov

Makarych
(as A. Smirnov)

Alim Fedorinsky

Alyabyev
(as A. Fyodorinsky)

Vano Yantbelidze

Vano Kobakhidze
(as V. Yantbelidze)

Aleksandr Nemchenko

Ivan Fedorovich
(as A. Nemchenko)

Viloriy Pashchenko

Vorobyev
(as V. Paschenko)

Yuriy Sarantsev

Vasiliy Vasilyevich
(as Yu. Sarantsev)

Valentin Makarov

Nachstaba
(as V. Makarov)

Leonid Marchenko

Petya Savchuk
(as L. Marchenko)

Boris Boldyrevskiy

mekhanik Sagdullayeva
(as B. Boldyrevsky)

Ivan Reutov

mekhanik Skvortsova
(as I. Reutov)

Director
- Leonid Bykov
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Trivia
Leonid Bykov's childhood dream of becoming a pilot inspired his making of the film.

Alternate versions
Restored and Colorized version

Connections
Featured in Kotorogo lyubili vse (1982)

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Fighter pilots' music band

Hi !

This is very interesting WWII fighter pilots' film in international standard!

This fighter wing has own music band played by fighter pilots themselves and the "nose art" of the plane of wing leader is "music score".

Director and main actor, Leonid Bukov is one of very impressive actor in Soviet union 1960-70s era movies who usually took rolls of ordinary citizen or soldier in several films. He never took a roll of famous red army general.

Most of air battle scenes were taken from documentary films. This films focus on a life and death, happy time and sad time, of pilots themselves, and their love with lovely female pilots.

Also I feel special Ukrainian feeling in this film.(This film was made by Ukrainian movie studio during Soviet era)

Beside this one, another Soviet Union Fighter pilot film "Baltiskoe Nyebo" (means, Baltic Sky) is also impressive in different way which focus on the various relations between fighter pilots and citizens of Leningrad under German army's Blockade.