They Conquer the Skies

They Conquer the Skies (Russian: Им покоряется небо, romanized: Im pokoryaetsya nebo) is a 1963 Soviet drama film directed by Tatyana Lioznova.^[1][2]

They Conquer the Skies
Russian: Им покоряется небо
Directed by	Tatyana Lioznova
Written by	Leonid Agranovich Anatoly Agranovsky
Starring	Nikolai Rybnikov Vladimir Sedov Svetlana Svetlichnaya Yevgeny Yevstigneev Oleg Zhakov
Cinematography	Valeri Ginzburg
Edited by	Ksenia Blinova Lidiya Rodionova
Music by	Andrei Eshpai
Production company	Gorky Film Studio
Release date	August 26, 1963 (1963-08-26)
Running time	80 min.
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Plot

The film tells about a pilot named Alexei Kolchin, who had the honor of being the first to launch a jet plane and test it. The first launch was excellent, but during the modernization of the aircraft, the engine exploded, causing Alexei to die. His friend Sergey Sharov, based on the recommendations of Alexei, makes the second launch...^[3]

Cast

• Nikolai Rybnikov as Kolchin
• Vladimir Sedov as Sharov
• Svetlana Svetlichnaya^[4] as Nina Kolchina
• Yevgeny Yevstigneev as Main designer
• Oleg Zhakov as Basargin
• Lev Barashkov as undisciplined pilot
• Sergei Blinnikov as constructor
• Georgi Kulikov as Vitaly Ilyich^[5]
• Pyotr Shcherbakov as test pilot Pyotr Sushkov
• Ivan Ryzhov as flight inspector