They Conquer the Skies (Russian: Им покоряется небо, romanized: Im pokoryaetsya nebo) is a 1963 Soviet drama film directed by Tatyana Lioznova.
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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...
Cast
Nikolai Rybnikov as Kolchin
Vladimir Sedov as Sharov
Svetlana Svetlichnaya 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
Pyotr Shcherbakov as test pilot Pyotr Sushkov
Ivan Ryzhov as flight inspector