They Conquer the Skies explained

They Conquer the Skies
Native Name:	Russian: Им покоряется небо
Director:	Tatyana Lioznova
Cinematography:	Valeri Ginzburg
Country:	Soviet Union
Language:	Russian

They Conquer the Skies (Russian: Им покоряется небо) is a 1963 Soviet drama film directed by Tatyana Lioznova.^{[1] [2]}

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 him. 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 Alexey, makes the second launch...^[3]

Cast

• Nikolay 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 The undisciplined pilot discharged of flight tests.
• Sergei Blinnikov
• Georgiy Kulikov^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://babr24.com/msk/?IDE=191036 Девять мгновений Татьяны Лиозновой
2. http://www.kazan.aif.ru/culture/person/k_brilliantam_ravnodushna_svetlana_svetlichnaya_o_schaste_v_kino_i_v_zhizni «К бриллиантам равнодушна». Светлана Светличная о счастье в кино и в жизни
3. https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/42589/ Им покоряется небо
4. https://piter.tv/event/svetlana_svetlichnaya_biografiya_lichnaya_zhizn_filmografiya_/ "Не виноватая я...Он сам пришел": Светлане Светличной исполнилось 79 лет
5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0177860/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Им покоряется небо (1963) Full Cast & Crew