8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Romance, War • 1957 • 97 min
The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
Overview
The Cranes Are Flying captures the emotional toll of war on a young Moscow couple separated by conflict, blending romance, drama, and historical realism. The label 'Mixed' reflects its polarizing blend of anti-war sentiment with traditional portrayals of love and family. While its political framing leans left by focusing on human tragedy over national glory, the film champions enduring romantic and familial bonds, framing their disruption as deeply tragic and morally weighted.
Starring Cast
Tatyana Samoylova • Aleksey Batalov • Vasiliy Merkurev
Where to watch
Fandango
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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Viewer Rating
8.4
Overview
The Cranes Are Flying captures the emotional toll of war on a young Moscow couple separated by conflict, blending romance, drama, and historical realism. The label 'Mixed' reflects its polarizing blend of anti-war sentiment with traditional portrayals of love and family. While its political framing leans left by focusing on human tragedy over national glory, the film champions enduring romantic and familial bonds, framing their disruption as deeply tragic and morally weighted.
Starring Cast
Tatyana Samoylova • Aleksey Batalov • Vasiliy Merkurev
Where to watch
Fandango
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Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium
The film's left-leaning bias stems from its profound humanistic portrayal of war's devastating impact on individual lives and love, emphasizing suffering and loss over nationalistic glory, thereby aligning with anti-war sentiments and empathy for human struggle.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The film features traditional casting that reflects the demographics of its 1950s Soviet setting, without intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on the human impact of war, portraying traditional identities neutrally or positively without explicit critique or central DEI themes.
Secondary
Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Confidence: High
The film strongly endorses traditional family values, idealizing lifelong heterosexual marriage and fidelity, portraying their disruption by war as a profound tragedy and infidelity as a source of deep regret and shame.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The Cranes Are Flying is a Soviet war drama centered on the heterosexual romance between Veronika and Boris, separated by World War II. The narrative explores themes of love, loss, and resilience during wartime. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes present in the film's storyline.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The Cranes Are Flying, a 1957 Soviet war drama, does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative centers on the heterosexual relationship between Veronika and Boris and the profound impact of World War II on their lives and the lives of their families. There are no plot points or character arcs that address gender identity or transition.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is an adaptation of an original play, not based on pre-existing source material with established characters whose genders could be altered. It does not feature historical figures or legacy characters from a prior franchise.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is an original adaptation of a play, not based on pre-existing material with established character races from a different medium or historical figures. All characters were portrayed consistently with their original creation and setting.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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8.3
7.9
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9.6
7.6
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