Only Old Men Are Going to Battle
Only Old Men Are Going to Battle

Only Old Men Are Going to Battle

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1973
1h 32m
7.9(121 votes)
War
Drama
Comedy
Romance

Overview

Alexey Titarenko is very talented pilot and brave leader of "Singing group". He also must look after some new cadets and fight together with them against German Luftwaffe planes. Close to Alexey always are his friends, they are all from different parts of the country, but they all became real brothers.

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Dovzhenko Film Studios

Cast & Crew

26 members
Acting

Леонид Быков

Captain Alexey “Maestro” Titarenko

Леонид Быков
Acting

Сергей Подгорный

Viktor “Smuglyanka” Shchedronov

Сергей Подгорный
Acting

Сергей Иванов

Lieutenant "Grasshopper" Alexandrov

Сергей Иванов
Acting

Rustam Sagdullaev

Lieutenant "Romeo" Sagdullayev

Rustam Sagdullaev
Acting

Евгения Симонова

Masha Popova

Евгения Симонова
Acting

Volodymyr Talashko

Senior Lieutenant Sergey Skvortsov

Volodymyr Talashko
Acting

Ольга Матешко

Captain Zoya Molchanova

Ольга Матешко
Acting

Віктор Мірошниченко

Major Ivan Ermakov, Regiment Commander

Віктор Мірошниченко
Acting

Алексей Смирнов

Mechanic Makarych

Алексей Смирнов
Acting

Олександр Мілютін

1st Squadron Pilot

Олександр Мілютін
Acting

Dmitriy Mirgorodskiy

Infantry Battalion

Dmitriy Mirgorodskiy
Acting

Alim Fedorinsky

Alyabyev

Alim Fedorinsky
Acting

Vano Yantbelidze

Lieutenant Vano Kobakhidze

Vano Yantbelidze
Acting

Олександр Немченко

Ivan Fedorovich

Олександр Немченко
Acting

Вілорій Пащенко

Vorobyov

Вілорій Пащенко
Acting

Юрий Саранцев

Vasily Vasilievich, Air Division Commander

Юрий Саранцев
Acting

Валентин Макаров

Regiment Chief of Staff

Валентин Макаров
Acting

Леонид Марченко

Petya Savchuk, Pilot of the 1st Squadron

Леонид Марченко
Acting

Борис Болдиревський

Mechanic Sagdullaev

Борис Болдиревський
Acting

Иван Реутов

Mechanic Sergey Skvortsov

Иван Реутов
Acting

Валентин Грудинин

Colonel

Валентин Грудинин
Acting

Владимир Волков

Party Organization Secretary

Владимир Волков
Acting

Володимир Бродський

Kolosov

Володимир Бродський
Acting

Анатолій Юрченко

Solomatin

Анатолій Юрченко
Acting

Gregory Hlady

Technician Alexandrova

Gregory Hlady
Acting

Віктор Степаненко

Unknown Role

Віктор Степаненко

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