The Cranes Are Flying (1957 film)

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Soviet film film romantic drama film war drama film

The Cranes Are Flying is a 1957 Soviet romantic war drama film renowned for its innovative cinematography and poignant portrayal of love and loss during World War II.

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Label	Occurrences
The Cranes Are Flying	17
The Cranes Are Flying (1957 film) canonical	1

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Target entity: The Cranes Are Flying (1957 film)
Context triple: [Mosfilm, producedWork, The Cranes Are Flying (1957 film)]

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B. Decalogue
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C. Ninotchka
Ninotchka is a classic 1939 romantic comedy film starring Greta Garbo, celebrated for its witty script and satirical take on Soviet–Western relations.
D. Doctor Zhivago
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E. The Women (1939 film)
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F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: The Cranes Are Flying (1957 film)
Target entity description: The Cranes Are Flying is a 1957 Soviet romantic war drama film renowned for its innovative cinematography and poignant portrayal of love and loss during World War II.

A. Autumn Sonata
Autumn Sonata is a 1978 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman, renowned for its intense psychological portrayal of a strained mother-daughter relationship.
B. Decalogue
The Decalogue, commonly known as the Ten Commandments, is a foundational set of moral and religious laws in the Hebrew Bible that has profoundly influenced Jewish, Christian, and broader Western ethical traditions.
C. Ninotchka
Ninotchka is a classic 1939 romantic comedy film starring Greta Garbo, celebrated for its witty script and satirical take on Soviet–Western relations.
D. Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago is a classic 1965 epic romantic drama film set during the Russian Revolution, renowned for its sweeping cinematography, tragic love story, and Omar Sharif’s iconic lead performance.
E. The Women (1939 film)
The Women (1939 film) is a classic American comedy-drama directed by George Cukor, notable for its all-female cast and sharp, satirical portrayal of high-society relationships and gossip.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet film ⓘ film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ war drama film ⓘ
awardReceived	Palme d'Or ⓘ linked to: Palme d’Or
awardYear	1958 ⓘ
basedOn	Viktor Rozov play "Forever Alive" ⓘ
cinematographer	Sergei Urusevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer	Mieczysław Weinberg ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union ⓘ
countryOfSetting	Soviet Union ⓘ
director	Mikhail Kalatozov ⓘ
distributor	Mosfilm ⓘ
editor	Maria Timofeyeva ⓘ
era	Khrushchev Thaw ⓘ linked to: de-Stalinization
filmFestivalAward	Palme d'Or ⓘ linked to: Palme d’Or
genre	drama film ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ war film ⓘ
mainCharacter	Boris ⓘ Fyodor Ivanovich ⓘ Mark ⓘ Veronika ⓘ
notableAs	first Soviet film to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes ⓘ
notableFor	handheld camera work ⓘ innovative cinematography ⓘ long tracking shots ⓘ portrayal of love and loss during war ⓘ
originalLanguage	Russian ⓘ
presentedAt	1958 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ linked to: Cannes Film Festival
producer	Mikhail Kalatozov ⓘ
productionCompany	Mosfilm ⓘ
releaseDate	1957-10-12 ⓘ
releaseYear	1957 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	95 ⓘ
screenwriter	Viktor Rozov NERFINISHED ⓘ
setDuring	World War II ⓘ
starredActor	Aleksandr Shvorin ⓘ Aleksey Batalov ⓘ Konstantin Nikitin NERFINISHED ⓘ Svetlana Druzhinina ⓘ Tatyana Samoylova ⓘ Valentin Zubkov NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasili Merkuryev NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme	guilt ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ separation ⓘ war and its impact on civilians ⓘ

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