
Normandy - Neman
Normandie - Niémen
Release: 1960-02-24·Runtime: 120m·★ 5.2
DramaWar
A certain number of French fighter pilots who will not accept the Second Armistice at Compiègne nor Vichy's orders decide to join the USSR. Once they have reached Moscow they resume training and form a squadron they call "Normandie". Reinforced in 1944, the squadron wins many victories. Following the acts of valor displayed by its pilots during the Battle of the Nieman River, it becomes the "Normandie-Niemen" squadron for the rest of times...
Production Countries
FranceSoviet Union
Production Companies
Franco London Films
Les Films Alkam
Mosfilm
Cast
Giani Espositoas Lemaître
Georges Rivièreas Le lieutenant Benoît
Roland Chalosseas Le docteur Georges Lebiedensky
Nina Grebeshkova
Marc Cassotas Le commandant Marcellin
Nikolai Lebedevas Le colonel Sinitsyn
Vladimir Seleznyovas Appearing (uncredited)
Gérard Buhras Le capitaine de Liron
Nikolai Rybnikovas Le capitaine Tarasenko
Gennadiy Yukhtinas Tekhnik
Yuri Medvedevas Le sergent Ivanov
Valentin Gaftas Mille
Richard Winckleras Lieutenant Simonet
Pierre Trabaudas Le lieutenant Chardon
Vladimir Gusevas Le lieutenant Zykov
Vitali Doroninas Le général Komarov
Nicolas Batailleas Le lieutenant Castor
Jacques Bernardas Périer
Natalya Krachkovskayaas Devushka v formeCrew
" />Rodion ShchedrinOriginal Music Composer
" />Jacques NatteauDirector of Photography
" />Aleksei ParkhomenkoProduction Design
" />Elsa TrioletWriter
" />Charles SpaakWriter
" />Konstantin SimonovWriter
" />Borys LewinEditor
" />Jean DrévilleDirector
" />Damir Vyatich-BerezhnykhDirector
" />José PadillaOriginal Music Composer