
Normandy - Neman
Normandie - Niémen
Release: 1960-02-24·Runtime: 120m·★ 4.9
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
Gérard Buhras Le capitaine de Liron
Vitali Doroninas Le général Komarov
Pierre Trabaudas Le lieutenant Chardon
Gennadiy Yukhtinas Tekhnik
Marc Cassotas Le commandant Marcellin
Nicolas Batailleas Le lieutenant Castor
Richard Winckleras Lieutenant Simonet
Vladimir Gusevas Le lieutenant Zykov
Nikolai Rybnikovas Le capitaine Tarasenko
Yuri Medvedevas Le sergent Ivanov
Jacques Bernardas Périer
Roland Chalosseas Le docteur Georges Lebiedensky
Nikolai Lebedevas Le colonel Sinitsyn
Nina Grebeshkova
Natalya Krachkovskayaas Devushka v forme
Giani Espositoas Lemaître
Georges Rivièreas Le lieutenant Benoît
Valentin Gaftas Mille
Vladimir Seleznyovas Appearing (uncredited)Crew
" />Rodion ShchedrinOriginal Music Composer
" />Borys LewinEditor
" />Jean DrévilleDirector
" />Damir Vyatich-BerezhnykhDirector
" />Elsa TrioletWriter
" />Konstantin SimonovWriter
" />José PadillaOriginal Music Composer
" />Aleksei ParkhomenkoProduction Design
" />Jacques NatteauDirector of Photography
" />Charles SpaakWriter