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The story of the famous Russian fighter pilot Alexey Maresyev who, in 1942, was shot down by the Nazis in the Black Forest. After crawling through the forest for 18 days, Maresyev was rescued and taken to hospital where, suffering from gangrene, his feet were amputated. Driven by a desire to continue serving as a fighter pilot, he learns to walk again with artificial feet. Based on the novel by Boris Polevoy. Includes scenes of aerial combat.
Credits
- Cast
- Kadochnikov, Pavel; Okhlopkov, Nikolai; Dikiy, Aleksei; Merkuriev, Vassily; Makarova, Tamara; Tselikovskaya, Lyudmila; Sverdlin, L.; Sushkevich, C.; Khokhryakov, Viktor; Mikhailov, A; N. Kryukov (composer); Boris Polevoĭ (scriptwriter); M. Smirnovo (writer of screenplay); Aleksandr Borisovich Stolper (director)
Complete catalog record
Alternate title: Povest' o nastoiashchem cheloveke | Повесть о настоящем человекe. English.
Original source: AMDigital Reference: N-507248 | Film format: 16mm Comb BW pos | Contributors: Polevoi, Boris; Magidson, Mark; Smirnovo, M.; Kryukov, N. | Production Company: Mosfilm. | Reproduction of: Повесть о настоящем человекe USSR, 1948. 16mm Comb BW pos. | The British Film Institute
Original production: [Moscow] : Mosfilm, 1948.
Physical description: 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hour, 34 minutes, 1 second)) : sound, black and white.
Subjects: Maresyev, Alexey, 1916-2001 -- Drama | Fighter pilots -- Soviet Union -- Drama | World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Soviet
Language note: Russian dialogue; English subtitles.
Original source: AMDigital Reference: N-507248 | Film format: 16mm Comb BW pos | Contributors: Polevoi, Boris; Magidson, Mark; Smirnovo, M.; Kryukov, N. | Production Company: Mosfilm. | Reproduction of: Повесть о настоящем человекe USSR, 1948. 16mm Comb BW pos. | The British Film Institute
Original production: [Moscow] : Mosfilm, 1948.
Physical description: 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hour, 34 minutes, 1 second)) : sound, black and white.
Subjects: Maresyev, Alexey, 1916-2001 -- Drama | Fighter pilots -- Soviet Union -- Drama | World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Soviet
Language note: Russian dialogue; English subtitles.
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Sources
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Record added 2026-11-08 20:56:08