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