| Release Date | 1941-03-12 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 89 minutes |
| Genres | Drama, War |
| Stars | Vladimir Belokurov, Mikhail Gelovani, Semyon Mezhinsky, Kseniya Tarasova, Vasili Vanin |
| Directors | Georgi Bajdukov, Mikhail Kalatozov, Boris Chirskov, Dmitri Tarasov, Yakov Antselovich |
The film is based on the biography of Valeri Chkalov (1904 - 1938), a Russian pilot, who set several long distance flight records. Chkalov and his co-pilots Baidukov and Belyakov together had accomplished several non-stop long-distance flights. In June of 1937 Chkalov set the world record, covering 12000 kilometers in 63 hours of non-stop flight from Moscow to Vancouver, Washington, flying over the North Pole.
