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Cast
Leonid Bykov
as Captain Aleksei “Maestro” Titarenko
Serhiy Pidhornyi
as Viktor “Smuglyanka” Shchedronov
Sergei Ivanov
as Lieutenant "Kuznechik" Alexandrov
Rustam Sagdullaev
as Lieutenant "Romeo" Sagdullayev
Yevgeniya Simonova
as Masha Popova
Olga Mateshko
as Captain Zoya Molchanova
Volodymyr Talashko
as Senior Lieutenant Sergei Skvortsov
Viktor Miroshnichenko
as Major Ivan Ermakov
Aleksei Smirnov
as mechanic Makarych
Alim Fedorinsky
as Alyabyev
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1974
Runtime1h 32m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresWar, Drama, Comedy
Votes134
DirectorLeonid Bykov
WritersYevgeni Onopriyenko, Aleksandr Satsky, Leonid Bykov
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.9 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsOnly Old Men Are Going to Battle
About Only Old Men Are Going to Battle
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.
Directed by Leonid Bykov, Only Old Men Are Going to Battle leans on a strong ensemble — Leonid Bykov, Serhiy Pidhornyi, Sergei Ivanov — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war titles of 1974.
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